run by

verb

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ran by or ran by; run by or run by; running by or running by; runs by or runs by
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transitive verb

: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her

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Clever channel runs by midfielders or wingers can break them open, and quality crossing sides also found some joy against Lampard’s team. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The 40-team postseason NIT, which is a year older and was once the bigger event, will be run by the NCAA. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 It’s run by Kohei and Manami Yamada, a Japanese couple in their 30s who lived in San Francisco and Singapore, respectively, and are now turning the sixth-generation inn into a sleek, contemporary take on tradition. — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 The woman, who was running by herself at Prospect Heights’ Wolverine Bowl trail, was able to get away from the brown bear by using her bear spray, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run by

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