run by
verb
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ran by or ran by; run by or run by; running by or running by; runs by or runs by
: to present to (as for evaluation)
ran some ideas by her
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Tuesday’s raids come amid longstanding allegations that some Minnesota businesses, including those run by people of Somali descent, have fraudulently used federal funding – accusations that have been the subject of a federal investigation and a fiery congressional hearing last month.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.
—Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
However, the company can now expand across competing infrastructure, including platforms run by Amazon and Alphabet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
There was the Casino Bar, run by Evelyn Casini, and the Tides Blue Room, which subsequently burned down.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the bombing compounds concerns about the democratic process in rural areas run by armed groups.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The dinner is not a White House event — it is run by the White House Correspondents’ Association, a nonprofit organization of journalists from media outlets that cover the president.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
For this heinous crime, Brennick receives a punishing sentence at the futuristic, high-tech fortress prison run by the nefarious Men-Tel Corporation.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
In Running Point, which is streaming now on Netflix, Romano plays Norm Stinson, who becomes the new head coach of the Los Angeles Waves, an organization run by Kate Hudson's Isla Gordon.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.
—Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
However, the company can now expand across competing infrastructure, including platforms run by Amazon and Alphabet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
There was the Casino Bar, run by Evelyn Casini, and the Tides Blue Room, which subsequently burned down.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the bombing compounds concerns about the democratic process in rural areas run by armed groups.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The dinner is not a White House event — it is run by the White House Correspondents’ Association, a nonprofit organization of journalists from media outlets that cover the president.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
For this heinous crime, Brennick receives a punishing sentence at the futuristic, high-tech fortress prison run by the nefarious Men-Tel Corporation.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
In Running Point, which is streaming now on Netflix, Romano plays Norm Stinson, who becomes the new head coach of the Los Angeles Waves, an organization run by Kate Hudson's Isla Gordon.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Run by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20by. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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