run deep
idiom
: to be felt very strongly
Fear runs deep in this small town.
Her love for her family runs deep.
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In the United States today, the roots of its democracy run deep, and the dispersal of power between the federal government and the states limits what any one administration can do.
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Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Alas, the time has come to add to cart—and thankfully, the designer discounts run deep.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Boulos has been in touch with interlocutors across Lebanon's multipolar political world, three sources who spoke to him in recent months say, a rare feat in Lebanon, where decades-old rivalries between factions run deep.
—Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
And yes, the connections between the two franchises run deep.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Alas, the time has come to add to cart—and thankfully, the designer discounts run deep.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Boulos has been in touch with interlocutors across Lebanon's multipolar political world, three sources who spoke to him in recent months say, a rare feat in Lebanon, where decades-old rivalries between factions run deep.
—Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
And yes, the connections between the two franchises run deep.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Run deep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20deep. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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