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But when a cowboy who looks suspiciously like Justin Theroux with facial prosthetics starts moving toward them, Charlie and Alex make a run for it.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Dom Amore: This hard-hitting UConn team fighting to leave a mark on outfield wall
The UConn softball team came up one hit short in the regular season, but are positioned and poised make a run for an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Yossarian plans to make a run for Sweden too, and barely escapes a stabbing on his way out the door, not unlike Cacciato’s slipping through the squad’s armed assault.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Underwood was among a handful of House Democrats expected to make a run for Durbin’s seat.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Dom Amore: This hard-hitting UConn team fighting to leave a mark on outfield wall
The UConn softball team came up one hit short in the regular season, but are positioned and poised make a run for an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Yossarian plans to make a run for Sweden too, and barely escapes a stabbing on his way out the door, not unlike Cacciato’s slipping through the squad’s armed assault.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Underwood was among a handful of House Democrats expected to make a run for Durbin’s seat.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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“Make a run for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20for. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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