Example Sentences

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Automated sprinklers at the facility have been running since the problem was detected on Thursday, and an additional unmanned hose has also been spraying down the tank.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

That’s because consumer prices have been running well above the Fed’s 2% target for over five years.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Sandbanks beach was awarded one for a 39th time, and has had the status every year the awards have been running.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

More important, broader measures of firing activity, such as the monthly layoff figures the Labor Department gathers and the notices employers are required to file before doing large job cuts, have been running cool.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Rumors of my death have been running rampant, so they send in the team to film me in my hospital bed.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins