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run over

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verb (2)

as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled let's run over this dance number one more time

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The country musician has had a sensational run over the past couple of years following the release of 2023’s Zach Bryan, which landed at No.1 on the Billboard 200. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 Other sectors are tepid at best, especially considering that inflation was running over 3% until June. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 In the past, large, commercial-scale nuclear reactor projects have run over budget and behind schedule, and many hope SMRs won’t suffer that same fate. Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 The 2024 trial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of running over her boyfriend with a car, also became a fixation on the app, with true crime accounts raking in millions of views by dissecting testimony and trial evidence. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for run (over) 

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“Run (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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