Usually means: Unexpected encounters, often causing conflict.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word run-ins:

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  1. run-ins: Merriam-Webster
  2. run-ins, run-ins: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Run-ins, run-ins: Wordnik
  4. run-ins: Wiktionary
  5. run-ins: Dictionary.com
  6. run-ins: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See run-in as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (run-in)

noun:  An encounter; a scrape or brush, especially one involving trouble or difficulty.
noun:  The end-phase of a competition etc.
adjective:  (participial adjective; editing, typography) (not comparable) Having been run in before or behind previous text.
adjective:  (participial adjective; mechanical, engineering) (sometimes comparable) Having been run in to seat the parts.
▸ Also see run-in





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