run by

verb

variants or run past
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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No other city has dozens of restaurants and bars in such proximity, run by and catering to young Latinos. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Rice ended his run by laying off to Bukayo Saka, who charged toward the penalty area and lofted a cross into the box. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Those are run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 6 July 2026 The question is whether Congress imposes clear rules on these deals before ad hoc dealmaking hardens into a permanent industrial policy run by the executive branch alone. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run by

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“Run by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20by. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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