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run into

ru·ninto

fairly common

verb

1.

be beset by

  • “The project ran into numerous financial difficulties”
2.

collide violently with an obstacle

  • “I ran into the telephone pole”
3.

hit against; come into sudden contact with

  • “The car hit a tree”
  • “He struck the table with his elbow”

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