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runaround
run·a·round [ rúnnə ròwnd ] (plural run·a·rounds)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. delaying or misleading tactics: inconvenience deliberately engineered in order to mislead or delay somebody ( informal )
They've been giving me the runaround.
2. arrangement of type around picture: an arrangement of printed type in which lines are shortened to leave room for an illustration or symbol
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