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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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He last ran a marathon when he was 62.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Mathew has run the London marathon three times to raise funds and the couple has also raised the same amount again collectively for other charities.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Joyner, 67 years old, ran a 2:25 marathon when he was 20 years old.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Things started unraveling around the marathon mark, somewhere along the East River Esplanade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At least twice a week we’d meet for a telephone marathon.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel




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