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a. (context idiomatic English) Of a candidate, potential or likely; worthy of consideration.
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In the Running is the fifth album by British pop musician Howard Jones, released in 1992. It was his last original studio album recorded on the Warner/Elektra label. It contains the US Top 40 hit " Lift Me Up". The album marked a conscious move away from the use of electronic instrumentation and a move to piano based melodies. Guests on the album include Midge Ure and Mark Brzezicki. Rupert Hine was the album's executive producer (he produced Howard's multi-million selling albums Human's Lib and Dream Into Action). A successful acoustic tour took place in 1992 with Howard playing all over Europe and the USA on grand piano accompanied by Carol Steele on percussion. The album was remastered and released on CD (with a host of extra tracks) for the first time in 2012.
Usage examples of "in the running".
The Mouser still looked a bit sick from his share in the running—.
They will publicly divorce themselves from any participation in the running of the government of the United States of America.
The Mouser still looked a bit sick from his share in the running -- he was truly in woefully bad trim from his months of lazy gluttony.
The pig lay down in the running mud, and pussy, having leapt on to him, began to scratch his back, bite his ears, stroke his sides.
Here, in the running stream where ice was beginning to form, he hid his trail.