In which sentence is the word running used to mean “managing” or “directing”?

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After running the company for twenty years, Joe is finally ready to retire.

After running the company for twenty years, Joe is finally ready to retire.

Running the 40-yard dash was easy for Theresa because she had been practicing every day.

Running the 40-yard dash was easy for Theresa because she had been practicing every day.

The car stopped running half way through the trip.

The car stopped running half way through the trip.

Timothy’s friends were concerned about him because he had been running a fever for four days.

Timothy’s friends were concerned about him because he had been running a fever for four days.

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The sentence in which the word "running" is used to mean “managing” or “directing” is:

"After running the company for twenty years, Joe is finally ready to retire."

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Read this sentence.

My school plans on abolishing junk food in the cafeteria, getting rid of things like chips and ice cream.
Which words from the sentence best help the reader understand the meaning of abolishing?

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plans on

plans on

in the cafeteria

in the cafeteria

getting rid of

getting rid of

chips and ice cream

The words from the sentence that best help the reader understand the meaning of "abolishing" are:

getting rid of

This phrase directly conveys the idea of eliminating or removing something, which aligns with the meaning of "abolishing."

Read this sentence.

Callie loves to browse whenever she goes to the library, glancing through books she might want to read someday.
Which words from the sentence best help the reader understand the meaning of browse?

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goes to the library

goes to the library

glancing through

glancing through

might want to

might want to

read someday

The words from the sentence that best help the reader understand the meaning of "browse" are:

glancing through

This phrase indicates the action of looking over books casually, which aligns with the meaning of "browse."