marathon
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As the marathon reached its last day, viewers reported falling asleep with the stream on and coming back the next night anyway.
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
Sweat sensors, Flouris suggests, work best when worn during long bouts of physical activity – such as a marathon.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
“It’s a marathon, not a sprint, that will go on for decades,” he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
Or do I try to go two and a half hours without a break in the afternoon, followed by a nearly three-hour marathon before I can get away for dinner?
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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