Run of
Sort
Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Both terms in one sentence
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During the John Rogers run of Blue Beetle, Eclipso hits Jaime with a spell that will bring out his "deepest desires", which it believes will be some sort of dark, violent power fantasy.
Source: Evil Cannot Comprehend Good -
Despite having a complete run of Bows and Ammo magazine, he's the sort of person who thinks plated arrows with peacock fletching will magically improve his aim.
Source: Gun Nut -
More importantly - as the Inspector lampshades and Miss Marple states in her summation - this beautiful, single girl doesn't get an anonymous letter (and in the normal run of this sort of thing, she should have received one of the very first).
Source: Literature / The Moving Finger
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