Definition of "runaround" [run•a•round]

• Informal Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses. (noun)
• Printing Type set in a column narrower than the body of the text, as on either side of a picture. (noun)

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• "With blanke contracts like ODIN, the whole runaround is much shorter and takes fewer labor hours."
• "Laura James, Co-Chair of the Toronto Alternative Primary School Council is getting the runaround from the Toronto District School Board, who have all but declared war on alternative education in the city."
• "We asked for a copy of that law but we got the runaround, which is normal for the government."