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Entered as a competitor in a contest. For example, Is Mary in the running for this election? The antonym, out of the running, means “not entered as a competitor,” as in Ian is out of the running for the job now that he's living in another state. [Mid-1800s]

Having a chance to win, as in Mary's still in the running for the promotion. Again, out of the running means the opposite, as in He's too old—he's out of the running. [Mid-1800s] Both usages allude to the entry and chances of a horse in a race.

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in the raw, in the red, in there pitching, in the rough, in the round, in the running, in the saddle, in the same boat, in the same breath, in the same league, in the same mold

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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
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The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
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Several Republicans won primaries in 2014 by running as ideologically pure conservatives who wanted new leadership in the House.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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There he gave orders for the car to be put into running condition for the following morning, and returned to the hotel.
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The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
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Father Gaspara was about to ask another question, when Ramona appeared in the doorway, flushed with running.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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