run in
(transitive, informal, mostly, in the passive) To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
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my usualy sequence break involves redmane for the above, medallions for altus so i can get the twiggy cracked tear, and rya for the volcano manor warp so i can get the scaled set early. sometimes i also run in & grab…
my usual sequence break involves redmane for the above, medallions for altus so i can get the twiggy cracked tear, and rya for the volcano manor warp so i can get the scaled set early. sometimes i also run in & grab t…
I mean its not like her creepy wee fella took a £5M bung from a very mysterious crypto chap to run in the general & develop policies of deregulated wild west for bitcoin, that led to the need of buying a house down Es…
Looking forward to tonight. I think Moyes’ Everton must be the first team to put in the full performance against City in a title run in that they’d put in against us. All crefitbtomthem
MTG has not suddenly developed a conscience. My guess is that she and Tucky Carlson are gearing up for a run in 2028. Reminder: She had introduced legislation as a member of Congress to criminalize gender affirming ca…
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(transitive, informal, mostly, in the passive) To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in.
“MTG has not suddenly developed a conscience. My guess is that she and Tucky Carlson are gearing up for a run in 2028. Reminder: She had introduced legislation as a member of Congress to criminalize gender affirming care. Still a right-wing nut.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It is a theoretical question. If they say: “no because he has been president for 2 terms”, then the next question is: “why won’t you say Trump can’t run in 2028”. Also, Obama should say he is thinking of running, that would really freak out the Republicans.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ex-garda remanded in custody for sentencing over fatal hit-and-run Michael Ball has pleaded guilty to two offences relating to a hit-and-run in Drogheda town in the early hours of St Patrick’s Day, 2024”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve been at events where all of the women look the same. They go to the same surgeons and run in the same circles, so they rarely leave or encounter anyone outside of their bubble.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“When in worry or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, British) To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage.
I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in.
“my usualy sequence break involves redmane for the above, medallions for altus so i can get the twiggy cracked tear, and rya for the volcano manor warp so i can get the scaled set early. sometimes i also run in & grab the venomous fang during my early sojourn to caelid”
— Bluesky· May 2026“my usual sequence break involves redmane for the above, medallions for altus so i can get the twiggy cracked tear, and rya for the volcano manor warp so i can get the scaled set early. sometimes i also run in & grab the venomous fang during my early sojourn to caelid”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I mean its not like her creepy wee fella took a £5M bung from a very mysterious crypto chap to run in the general & develop policies of deregulated wild west for bitcoin, that led to the need of buying a house down Essex way, is it?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Looking forward to tonight. I think Moyes’ Everton must be the first team to put in the full performance against City in a title run in that they’d put in against us. All crefitbtomthem”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I don’t remember the ‘89 run in being easy, Derby, Wimbledon”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(figuratively) To start a new regime slowly.
Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m…
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