run after
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as in track
to go after or on the track of
She ran after the puppy that escaped from the yard.
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Recent Examples of run after
Byron Buxton added a late sacrifice fly and scored two runs after missing four games with right hip impingement.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
The Giants were trailing by five runs after Logan Webb pitched just three innings, and Gage’s goal was to get six outs.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Antonelli was in fourth, having aborted his final run after Verstappen crashed and brought out a yellow flag at turn 9.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
ABC News,
4 July 2026
The Giants were trailing by five runs after Logan Webb pitched just three innings, and Gage’s goal was to get six outs.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Antonelli was in fourth, having aborted his final run after Verstappen crashed and brought out a yellow flag at turn 9.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
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“Run after.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20after. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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