run wild
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The fortified vault in Kentucky is closed to the public, allowing imaginations to run wild with conspiracies and myths: that the gold is gone or fake, or the vault contains alien objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Then they walk up the path and suddenly see it, and the kids just run wild, completely excited."
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
It’s like a metaphor for its own creation: Letting one’s imagination run wild is at once the point of the show and the thing that produced it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2024
As for the dogs, they could chase penguins and run wild without going too far—on all sides was the frigid sea, where killer whales cruised in search of a meal.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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