ran

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He admits that the campaign that his father ran was a good one, but a single gaffe can kill you.

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  • He was gripped by terror, and he whirled and ran--ran wildly for about five paces, then brought up with slamming violence against what looked no more solid than ordinary atmosphere. —  130 - The Spook of Grandpa Eben
  • So he leaped to his feet and ran--ran into the woods surrounding the lonesome spot where the large van was stopped in the narrow roadway The surrounding woods was a pit of blackness. —  085 - The Spotted Men
  • Monk laughed and ran-going off and leaving the snowball containing the note lying in a conspicuous spot He ran, as it happened, toward Burroughs and Blohm. —  142 - The Lost Giant
  • He shoved the girl face down in the mud Then he turned and ran--ran directly toward The Monster DOC found the girl, still lying in the mud. —  060 - The Mountain Monster
  • The colonists turned and ran--ran like men possessed by demons Doc's face was grave. —  060 - The Mountain Monster
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  1. from Middle English *ran, from Anglo-Saxon rān. robbery, open rapine, from Icelandic rān = Danish ran, robbery, depredation.
  2. Also rann; from Middle English ran, ron, from Welsh rhan, a part, division, share, portion, section, = Irish Gael, rann, part, division, verse, poem.
  3. Perhaps a confused form of rand, strip of leather.
 

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