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The phrase "a runner for the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is acting on behalf of or representing a team, organization, or individual, often in a sports or competitive setting.
Example: "She was a runner for the local marathon team, always pushing herself to improve her times."
Alternatives: "a representative for the" or "an athlete for the".
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Angakkorsuaq, now 72, later became a runner for the elders, spreading news from village to village.
Saris are also sold as tablecloths and, for one couple's wedding, a runner for the aisle.
That investigator said Mr. Seccafico was "just a runner" for the 2002 gambling operation.
Kenny, indeed, had been a runner for the presidency until his last illness caused him to withdraw.
It's hard to imagine Justin Langer being comfortable plotting the downfall of the Baggy Greens, one reason why he was not really a runner for the post.
By contrast, the name of the Labour comedian Eddie Izzard was better known, but less popular as a runner for the mayor's job: he scored –6.
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Now Pietersen appeared with a runner for four deliveries, the last of which he tried to cut.
"I really believe that County Down can be a runner for an Open Championship," insisted the Northern Irishman.
It was a commercial ferry to Central America, a blockade runner for the Confederacy, a warship for the Union and a link to New Orleans after the war.
Rhett, now a blockade runner for the Confederacy, makes a surprise appearance.
Through the Surface, competed with 700 projects before being chosen as a top-ten finalist and a front runner for the grant of $50,000.
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