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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Perseverance covered the marathon distance after five years and four months of driving, reaching the mark on the 1,890th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Following a marathon procession through the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, he was to reach his final place of rest in the holy city of Mashhad.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

His family and friends were at Trent Bridge on Sunday and perhaps his marathon spell across the afternoon was timed to coincide with the announcement.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

During the marathon, he had expected to sell twice as much as on normal days, but on the first day he barely hit the average.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

I see people, some carrying signs with messages about the marathon, but I don't see any runners here.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

My 40-something friends are training for marathons, opening new businesses, dating, having babies and changing careers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

They can mix cocktails, run marathons and fold laundry.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

He embarked on a series of marathons and endurance challenges, raising more than £11m.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

He also explores yuppies’ attraction to marathons, nouvelle cuisine and Gary Hart, who ran a pair of lawyer-driven, technocratic campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

It was fine, even necessary to fuel the brainiacs through late-night studying marathons.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman




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