run riot
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Speculation has run riot that the Oscar-nominated US actor has been leading a double life as the masked rapper, who only ever reveals his eyes.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Intellectual license granted, the company is allowed to run riot in a performance work that maintains a Brechtian distance between actor and role.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
She then let her emotions run riot on and off court in her Roland Garros loss to Gauff.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
The point of confining them was to provide the structure and tools to change — a goal that’s impossible to reach if they’re allowed to run riot.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Ghosts of Might Be run riot in the woods, and stationery shops and messes of stars.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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