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    run in
    [run in]
    definition
    1. (of a quality, trait, or condition) be common or inherent in members of a family, especially over several generations:
      "weight problems run in my family"
      • informal
        arrest someone:
        "I'm going to have to run you in"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        use something new in such a way as not to make maximum demands upon it:
        "whatever system you choose, you must run it in properly" · "you need to run the engine in gently for the first 1,000 miles"
    run-in
    [ˈrənˌin]
    noun
    run-in (noun) · run-ins (plural noun)
    1. informal
      a disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position:
      "a run-in with armed police"
      • a collision:
        "a run-in with a parking meter"
    2. BRITISH ENGLISH
      the approach to an action or event:
      "the final run-in to the World Cup"
      • the home stretch of a racecourse.
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    definition
    1. (of a quality, trait, or condition) be common or inherent in members of a family, especially over several generations:
      be common in
      be frequently found in
      be inherent in
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