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ran

1 American  
[ran] / ræn /

verb

  1. simple past tense of run.


Ran 2 American  
[rahn] / rɑn /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.


RAN 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Royal Australian Navy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ran 2 British  
/ ræn /

verb

  1. the past tense of run

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Out of curiosity, he ran that same evidence through an AI tool.

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