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run riot

see run amok.

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Off the bench, Billy Gilmour subtly brought some control to Scotland's play against Greece, who were threatening to run riot at Hampden for the second time in seven months.

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Jeremy Doku was absolutely brilliant for Manchester City in their 3-0 win on Sunday, but Liverpool's tactics were the reason he was able to run riot down their right.

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She then let her emotions run riot on and off court in her Roland Garros loss to Gauff.

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Australia coach Kevin Walters had promised his team were "all-in" on this supposed dead rubber, and a team bearing only one change from the second Test - captain Isaah Yeo returning from concussion - threatened to run riot.

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One of those, Iqbal Mohammed, posted on X that the safety of locals should be put above the “Zionist and political pressure to let Israeli hooligans and terrorists run riot in our country.”