run wild
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The fortified vault in Kentucky is closed to the public, allowing imaginations to run wild with conspiracies and myths: that the gold is gone or fake, or the vault contains alien objects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
One was a girl who was said to run wild in her community in the north of the city.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
Depression can strip away the illusions people carry about themselves and others, and when that happens, humor, paradoxically, can run wild.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
Speculation has already begun to run wild on social media, but we still know very little about the situation.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024
But instead, it seemed to have only encouraged her to run wild.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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