marathon
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His wife, Jeanene Bergstrom, who works 50 to 70 hours a week in the business, said he didn’t ask her before deciding to do the marathon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Before the weeklong marathon, he and his team mapped out a schedule so the stream would never go dark while orders were packed, labeled and shipped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
In one fake photo she has a new haircut; in others she is imagined booking herself on a singles' holiday, training for a marathon and creating a profile on a dating app.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Iran's senior envoys left talks in Switzerland on Monday after a marathon negotiating session with the United States, state media reported, as mediators claimed progress towards a definitive US-Iran deal.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Does she remember the rat that poked its head out in the alley and the look on Dr. Shabani's face when we saw her in the marathon?
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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