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runs across

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present tense third-person singular of run across

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance She ran across an old friend at lunch.

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as in encounters

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

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His wife Ajin, 32, sets out to win compensation but runs into a system that thrives on exploiting people and keeping them quiet.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Applied across 30 franchises trading at revenue multiples, the resulting equity appreciation runs into the tens of billions.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Against Henderson, the Dodgers took advantage of mistakes by the Brewers’ usually fundamentally sound defense to score four runs against him, only two of which were earned.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Atlanta scratched across three runs against a shaky Blake Snell and a parade of Dodgers relievers, while Ray Kerr and Didier Fuentes, among others, held the powerful LA lineup to just two.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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