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Recent Examples of runaround
Tell me one thing only please, and don’t give me the runaround.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
But at the beginning of 11th grade, a change to his mom’s insurance ended her personal care benefit, sending him into a runaround with his county’s Medicaid office in Minnesota.
—Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
For more of Cher reading authority figures for filth, here's a great scene opposite Andrew Robinson, another in a string of doctors giving her and Rocky the runaround.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Wells said Tate helped her break through the runaround and connect with someone at DTE Energy who cleaned up trees.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 22 May 2024
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That’s evidenced by the GOP’s skirting of the issue.—
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The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.—
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Some strains are now capable of identifying and bypassing backups, targeting critical systems first and spreading laterally across devices and networks.—
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Although the United States’ economic war on Iran precludes massive economic improvements in the immediate future, the government can still combat corruption, enhance transparency, and curb the rent-seeking behavior that arises from sanctions circumvention.—
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The law prohibits the circumvention of security measures used online by a ticket issuer.—
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But in the wake of that buildup, the film's shockingly anticlimactic ending also feels like somewhat of a cop-out.—
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Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.—
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After the 1994 season, he was charged with tax evasion.—
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Strawberry was indicted for tax evasion and pleaded guilty in 1995 to a felony charge for failing to report $350,000 in income from autograph signings, personal appearances and memorabilia sales.—
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All combat is close combat, made harder by the fact that running and dodging depletes Shimizu’s stamina quite quickly, leaving her too exhausted to run through maze-like streets and alleyways, or fight off whatever horrible thing is waiting around the next corner.—
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And although the modern age of gaming is mostly dominated by a Soulslike ethos of action that prioritizes methodical dodging and plodding, there are many fans who yearn for a return to the heyday of 2000s-era slash ‘em ups.—
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However, Amanyara is part of American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, offering certain cardholders privileges like early check-in, late check-out, room upgrades when available, daily breakfast for two, and a $100 on-property credit.—
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The screens, the box-outs, the physicality that never shows up on the stat sheet but keeps games from slipping away.—
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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