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1British the approach to an action or event: the final run-in to the World Cup
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the home stretch of a racecourse: the horse galloped on strongly up the run-in
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a period during which an engine or other device is run in: each system did run-in for at least 30 days
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2 informal a disagreement or fight, especially with someone in an official position: a run-in with armed police in Rio
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a collision: a run-in with a parking meter