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The Wolverines made 11 three-pointers and return home to begin Mission League play this week very much in the mix to make a run for a third consecutive state championship.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The Steelers take on the high-flying Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 in a battle of two of the NFL’s best teams, but with a two-game lead over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, Pittsburgh is in prime position to make the playoffs and make a run for its seventh Super Bowl title.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Only once does Paul make a run for it — albeit comically, and just to the end of the hallway.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Ferguson’s girlfriend tried to make a run for it and was nabbed after sustaining two gunshot wounds to her right thigh, cops said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The Steelers take on the high-flying Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 in a battle of two of the NFL’s best teams, but with a two-game lead over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, Pittsburgh is in prime position to make the playoffs and make a run for its seventh Super Bowl title.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Only once does Paul make a run for it — albeit comically, and just to the end of the hallway.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Ferguson’s girlfriend tried to make a run for it and was nabbed after sustaining two gunshot wounds to her right thigh, cops said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Make a run for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20run%20for. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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