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How to use the word runoff in a Sentence?

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Even though this year is looking like a very good year for runoff; one, we haven’t seen it yet, and two, we don’t know what will happen next year.

Brenda Burman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

/ hr while relatively quick moving across the southern part of the Marginal Risk, but saturated soils could support a localized flooding/rapid runoff threat.

Weather Prediction Center

Found on CNN
1 year ago

However, for every day it doesn’t rain or snow during our wettest months, we are drying out, a lot of uncertainty remains about the next two months and water managers are maintaining reservoirs to hold as much water supply as possible while also managing flood control requirements and preparing for spring runoff.

Margaret Mohr

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I mean, seriously, we just ran an election. We have this Georgia runoff coming, which is very important for Republicans to win that Georgia runoff. I mean, I know around the country Florida was kind of the biggest bright spot, it was not so bright in many other parts of the country. It was a substandard performance given the dynamics that are at play.

Ron DeSantis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We didn't delay the leadership election two years ago when there was a runoff for actually two Republican senators in Georgia, so there's no reason to delay now.

Mitt Romney

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

A sitting senator spent $100 million attacking Herschel, and the best they could do was a runoff.

Will Kiley

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I hate to bother you with this matter, but it appears that it is not going to stop; and such is not helpful. The vice chair ran for chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, she lost but she refuses to accept the results, i was elected as chair without a runoff. But our vice chair is doing everything at her command to frustrate, undermine, interfere, and prevent the Democratic Party from moving foward. She is also challenging my leadership.

Chairman Randy Kelley

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Yes, we had very, very low runoff this year.

Patti Aaron

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I guess what I'd say is, clearly, to the establishment : They got what they wanted, they got me in a runoff.

Ken Paxton

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They had a lot of encouragement from the Trump camp to not come out and vote in the runoff, and we can't have that in November 2022.

Saxby Chambliss

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Within this context, it is also worth noting that the Fed’s apparent preference for earlier balance sheet action makes the BoE’s own runoff plans less idiosyncratic, which we though could have held back GBP’s response to policy action.

Goldman Sachs

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The Fed’s shift towards more aggressive policy action will likely push the market to expect similar moves from central banks like the BoE that were already taking steps in that direction, within this context, it is also worth noting that the Fed’s apparent preference for earlier balance sheet action makes the BoE’s own runoff plans less idiosyncratic, which we though could have held back GBP’s response to policy action.

Goldman Sachs

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

It seems to me this is a storm that's going to help return some moisture to the soil in a significant way that should green up the hills and the fields a bit more than otherwise, and then, a big picture is that this is a storm that's going to set the stage for the watersheds to produce more runoff when the next storm comes, which is going to start filling the depleted reservoirs that they depend upon.

Marty Ralph

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We've seen the circus come to town before, most memorably during the runoff with Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. We watched how 99.9% of the festivities were centered around him, talking about how he was wronged in an election, it was a fraudulent deal, and just creates and sows chaos and confusion as to why people should or shouldn’t show up to vote.

Geoff Duncan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A half-dozen flood warnings remain in effect as runoff causes rivers to rise. The heaviest of the rain should move out by Monday morning.

Gene Norman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This year, however, we have a very real concern that is different from past years, due to all the fires that have caused burn scars and a loss of vegetation, we have a chance for even greater runoff and even more intense localized flash flooding.

Marvin Percha

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's a pretty awful year, last year wasn't so bad as far as the snowpack went, but with the higher temperatures and drier soils that we're still experiencing this year, we're seeing even less runoff that actually makes it into the waterways and in the reservoirs.

Ted Cooke

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I always think of that because, although I'm sure what we do with fertilizers and runoff almost certainly has negative effects, red tide is a naturally occurring phenomenon, the point being is that red tide is probably here to stay, but as stewards of the environment, we should do all we can to not add to the problem.

Karen Bell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Warnock and Jon Ossoff made it a point to endorse and exclusively say ‘ $ 2,000 checks, ’ a lot of the people in my district voted blue in the runoff for two main reasons. One : Loeffler and David Perdue denying us relief during COVID while profiting millions themselves ; and two, $ 2,000 checks.

Georgia Democrat Oscar Zaro

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Having a divided government is what generally investors want, whether you’re a Democrat or Republican. Investors prefer checks and balances, my sense is: we may get some clarity around the runoff by tomorrow, so why invest today?.

Jack Ablin

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

There are still Republicans that are upset and mad about what happened in November, as I am, look, I don't think I should be in this runoff, if everything had happened the way it should have in November.

David Perdue

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I always vote for the candidate who most aligns with my Christian faith. In this runoff especially, I'm voting for the candidates who are pro-life.

Allison Yates

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Looking into potential problems with the election is important, but we need to leave that( to) the lawyers, the grassroots activists need to focus on the runoff.

Eric Johnson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We saw Asian American turnout in Georgias January runoff election was extraordinary. And I'm here to ask humbly for the support of Asian American voters to hear from the community to address questions in the community.

Jon Ossoff

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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