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rundown

[ruhn-doun]

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noun

a quick review or summary of main points of information, usually oral.
This brief rundown of past events will bring you up to date.
Baseball.��a play in which a base runner is caught between bases by two or more players of the opposing team who toss the ball back and forth in an effort to tag the runner out.
Commerce.��runoff.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rundown¹

1905–10, noun use of verb phrase run down

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He said: "�� we see today is not a 'rich, diverse population that contributes to our communities' as Labour claim, but a rundown town centre and anti-social behaviour out of control."

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I need to see the game back to give you a better rundown on what happened and how it happened, and even for myself.

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To prove it, he eagerly whips out his phone to show the text he received this Tuesday morning that had a rundown of the next day’s episode — his first insight into what was to come.

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Recalling the moment the band learned their fate, Banks said they had been booked to take part in a live BBC Radio One chart rundown in Birmingham's Centenary Square.

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After advancing on a groundout, she was caught in a rundown between third and home.

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synopsis��

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