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Examples
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There was no doubt at all that we could out-run him and out-climb him.
CHAPTER VII 2010
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And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
Bald-Face 2010
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"There's times when we can still out-run opponents, but there's a need to be more creative and intelligent."
Women on Top of the World Matthew Futterman 2011
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Also note the suspect had out-run cops two other times recently.
Lance Mannion: 2010
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There are times, she said, "when we can still out-run opponents, but there's a need to be more creative and intelligent in our approach."
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For example, against Schalke in the first leg of the semifinals, Manchester United held the ball for 65% of the match and was out-run by more than 6,000 meters.
United Facing a Devil of a Job Matthew Futterman 2011
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She had been out-manoeuvred and out-run, to say nothing of her having been unceremoniously tumbled in the gravel, and her arrival was like that of a tornado — made up of offended dignity, justifiable wrath, and instinctive hatred for this marauder from the Wild.
The Southland 2010
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Compound Epithets I do not much like; because they are often such as we never use in conversation; there are three in my 'Word to the young ladies' [7] which I deem such as are often used in conversation,' full blown, '' out-run 'but
Letter 94 2009
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And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
Bald-Face 2010
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Also note the suspect had out-run cops two other times recently.
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