double run
Americannoun
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She also said the current Defence Secretary Ben Wallace had the task of "not just keeping everything going and obviously supporting Ukraine... he's got to modernise our armed forces and that means we've almost got to double run, we've got to rebuild these new technologies but also keep our current operations very strong".
From BBC
Runners were encouraged to dress up in costumes and post photos with the hashtag #StPatsRun, and competitors looking for more of a challenge had the option to do a double run, beginning with the 5K, then coming back to the starting line to run the 10K.
From Washington Post
The right fielder went 3 for 7 with a double, run and stolen base in the two games.
From Washington Times
And he's just come off a critically acclaimed double run on Broadway of No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot with his bestie Ian McKellen, who officiated at their wedding.
From The Guardian
If three of the cards are in sequence, and the fourth is a duplicate of one of them, such fourth card is regarded as making a fresh sequence with the other two, the "double run," as it is called, scoring six points.
From Project Gutenberg
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