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Memphis has taken its place back toward the top of the Western Conference standings and could make a run for a title.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Can Marquette right its ship, or will Xavier get off of the bubble and make a run for the Big East’s automatic bid?
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The Legislature’s one-seat margins in both the House and Senate bolstered confidence that this was the year to make a run for a Democratic majority.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024
The governor said the two men have had no discussions about whether Tressel would make a run for the governorship in 2026, when DeWine must retire due to term limits.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Can Marquette right its ship, or will Xavier get off of the bubble and make a run for the Big East’s automatic bid?
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
The Legislature’s one-seat margins in both the House and Senate bolstered confidence that this was the year to make a run for a Democratic majority.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024
The governor said the two men have had no discussions about whether Tressel would make a run for the governorship in 2026, when DeWine must retire due to term limits.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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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 24 Apr. 2025.
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