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run off

verb

1. an extra race to decide the winner after a tie
2. a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person
that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
the overflow of a liquid from a container
grazing land for store cattle

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Jones grabbed the six-year-old girl and ran off with her while she was playing with her cousins in the Droylsden area of Manchester.

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The occupants of the grey Nissan van ran off and remained at large, the force said.

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In the midst of her fiery hit song marathon, Megan Thee Stallion ran off one side of the stage.

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Later, after the intruder had run off, an officer interacting with Knox’s 3-year-old daughter gave her a small police badge sticker.

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There, both McLaren drivers ran off the track at the same time in a late shower of rain.

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