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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years
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as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
allow the savings account to run on for now
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as in to ramble
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on
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The couple — who share three kids: daughters Rumble Honey, 4, and Whimsy Lou, 6 months, and son Slim Easy, 2 — also chatted with PEOPLE about more personal preferences, like their favorite types of music.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Explore Billboard See latest videos, charts and news Ayaka Wada chatted with Hirai for the latest installment of the WIM interview series.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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The wreckage of the jet was located resting about 6,000 feet up in a remote, steep and heavily-wooded area, and until Sunday, the status of the crew remained a mystery without a site assessment of the debris area.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Statewide unemployment remained flat at 3.3% in September as Arkansas continues to generate record employment levels and improvements in labor-force participation.Andrew Moreau, arkansasonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Though the free-wheeling and often rambling Trump seems like a natural guest for Spotify‘s $250 million man Rogan and the two have exchanged pleasantries ringside at UFC matches over the years, the Celebrity Apprentice host didn’t show up on the podcast in either 2016 or 2016.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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On Saturday, Trump spoke at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and, ostensibly inspired by the locale, rambled his way into an anecdote (?) about the great golfer.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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For years, Carroll talked with José Andrés about forming a partnership on the ground in Gaza.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Preston Lord's parents talked with The Arizona Republic about their son and his legacy one year after he was beaten to death in a gang attack.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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The investment in a smaller, state-of-the-art facility comes as the local market continues to battle rising office vacancy rates as companies are shrinking their physical footprints to accommodate more remote and hybrid work.Kate Murphy, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Shrinkage—loss due to theft, fraud or operational errors—continues to challenge retailers, impacting their bottom lines.Nico Müller, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Israel also has launched a ground invasion of Lebanon and a series of punishing airstrikes that have rattled that country.Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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And outside of a police altercation that rattles one sensitive organizer, thankfully nothing like the gun violence seen in Kopple’s film happens here.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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For example, a team of French-speakers based in France might converse in French during breaks but switch to English, the corporate language, for formal meetings and presentations.IESE Business School, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Expand your mind, converse with experts and fact-check before implementing suggestions.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Head to Amazon to save up to $100 on the Oura Ring Gen3 Horizon while this deal lasts.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Their products are designed to last, and the brand avoids mass production.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Run on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20on. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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