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The word “run” spans an astonishing range of uses, as a verb, noun, and part of idiomatic expressions, from “run a business” to “runny nose” to “run of bad luck.” Its versatility exploded during the Industrial Revolution, when new technologies and social changes demanded fresh vocabulary, and “run” adapted to fill the gaps. According to VOA Learning English, the OED’s editors found that “run” occupies 75 columns of type in the dictionary, and took one lexicographer nine months to fully document.