Operate
Running
Running adjective - Being in effective operation.
Both words in one sentence
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Also, Ren's "heavenly smile" seems to operate like this, since it usually sends Kyouko's demons running away in terror.
Source: Manga / Skip Beat! - The Colts had a running game in Super Bowl XLI (the one they won), while the XLIV version seemed to operate by running "a few obligatory running plays, every now and then" between passes.
Source: Every Year They Fizzle Out -
Mutants & Masterminds generally assumes that weapons operate under this trope, with a PC's blaster running out of ammo counting as a complication.
Source: Bottomless Magazines
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