make a run for
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The woman managed to make a run for the Tommy Hilfiger store and once inside, staff quickly locked the doors, Johnny says.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024
Evolutionarily, triggering the sympathetic nervous system or “fight or flight” response was helpful for survival when human beings were threatened by wild animals or needed to make a run for it.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
Lee Zeldin, a former four-term representative from New York who resigned to make a run for governor of that state, netted three votes during Tuesday's session.
From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2023
But he is not ready to see Youngkin, who has been governor for 15 months, make a run for president.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
Once he got to the door, he’d just make a run for it.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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