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runners

noun

plural of runner

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a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally a drug runner

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one that carries a message or does an errand sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast

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Recent Examples of runners In Utah, dozens of runners and volunteers who were part of the Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated Sunday after being stranded by flooding. — Jaimie Ding, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 The night before, Teoscar Hernández had zeroed in on the Dodgers’ at-bats with runners in scoring position in his postgame comments. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 José Ramírez reached on an infield single to start the eighth and DeLauter drilled a double off losing pitcher Tyler Wells, putting runners at second and third. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 And last week, Nike introduced two new shoes, the Swooshfly for entry-level marathon runners and the Apex super shoe. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Milwaukee led the majors in hits this season, but collected just seven in Game 1 while stranding nine runners. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Often, smugglers are only engaged in the industry out of financial necessity or coercion.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
One roofer paid smugglers $15,000, was deported or left three times, and paid $5,000 each return.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The medications work by blocking certain chemical messengers in the part of the brain that regulates body temperature and manages sleep/wake cycles, according to the guidance.

— Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
According to the brand, the cream’s proprietary N|A3 technology limits the amount of stress cortisol in the skin while boosting its chemical well-being messengers.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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In the 1990s, Nigerian rings often trafficked drugs from Southeast Asia to Chicago via couriers, according to the Justice Department.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Founded by Hasan Abasi in the Arab-majority town of Umm al-Fahm in Israel, Haat now offers its services across 50 cities, working with more than 10,000 restaurants and markets, and employing more than 500 couriers.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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