marathon
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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
One longtime customer bought three shipwreck-recovered silver bars, one for each of his children, for $31,500, his biggest sale of the marathon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
The much anticipated - and delayed - breakthrough comes after a turbulent few years in the airline's history, and bosses are banking on customers embracing the premium but marathon flight.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 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
It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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