on the run

Hurrying from place to place, as in The company officers were always on the run from New York to Los Angeles and back . [Late 1800s]
In rapid retreat; also, attempting to escape from pursuers. For example, The guerrillas were on the run after the ambush , or The burglars were on the run from the police . [Early 1800s]

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The shooter, who fled on a scooter, is still on the run, according to the reports.

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They were on the run after their car caught fire two days earlier and the police were hunting for them because they had found a placenta on the back seat.

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Constance Marten has denied carrying her baby in a supermarket bag while on the run and said she considered handing the newborn to authorities, a court has heard.

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Center fielder Pages robbed Reynolds of a home run in the fifth inning and Teoscar Hernández threw out Joey Bart at the plate after charging a fly ball and throwing on the run in the second.

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A convicted murderer who went on the run from an open prison in Dundee has been found in Edinburgh.

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on the ropes on the safe side

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