run for

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run for - extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours"

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last, endure - persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

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"I think it's a great shame," said another small boy, "to have such a hard run for the last day.

Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context

This was reported to the man who declared he would compete, 'but,' he said, 'I shall let my servant run for me.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

But she had not reckoned on the untiring energy of the Saw-Horse, whose wooden limbs could run for days without slacking their speed.

The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

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