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run over
run past
run through
run-through
run-time
run to
run up
run-up
run up against
runabout
runaround
runaway
Runaway, Cape
runback
runcible spoon
Runcorn
rundown
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run up against
run up against


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
U.K. encounter unexpectedly: to suddenly encounter an unexpected problem
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