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- noun Plural form of
run-in .
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Examples
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Old Trafford erupted, sensing it had witnessed a goal as pivotal as those scored in previous title run-ins by the likes of Federico Macheda and Steve Bruce.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Washington-based NPR said the firing was the culmination of a long series of run-ins with Williams in which he was warned to stick to news analysis and not veer into personal opinions or inflammatory commentary.
Amid anger, regret over Williams's firing, NPR staffers fear financial backlash Paul Farhi 2010
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The rest of the issue is a jump ahead 20 years to a point where Dr. Horrible is just starting to make a name for himself, and keeps having run-ins with Captain Hammer, who himself is not that smart.
Review: Dr. Horrible | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Huguely had no prior run-ins with police in Charlottesville.
Details emerging in lacrosse player's slaying as UVa. mourns 2010
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The book blames a "deeply frustrated and insecure" Mrs Obama for frequent tension within her husband's inner circle, and details ill-tempered run-ins with his former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and former press secretary Robert Gibbs.
Michelle Obama rejects claims of backroom conflict at White House 2012
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Washington-based NPR said the firing was the culmination of a long series of run-ins with Williams in which he was warned to stick to news analysis and not veer into personal opinions or inflammatory commentary.
After Williams's firing, NPR fears financial backlash Paul Farhi 2010
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A: I recently received similar notes from people who had run-ins with spilled milk and rotting fish in the trunk.
Porsche Problem 2011
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(The Swinery, however, has had its own run-ins with regulators, including a recent situation involving Swinery meat being supplied to a Fremont restaurant without proper perm ….) [...]
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Lawmakers insist shower run-ins like the one Massa alleges are far from norm.
Rahm Emanuel's White House role, exposed Ann Telnaes 2010
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His run-ins with Mr. Connor, who repeatedly provoked and arrested him, became the stuff of civil-rights legend.
Alabama Pastor Relished Fight Against Segregation Stephen Miller 2011
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