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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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But even if you skip a marathon art-viewing session this week, there’s plenty to enjoy among the whirlwind of fairs dotted across the city like tornadoes on a Kansas plain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The 44th marathon started at Stormont at about 09:00 BST.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

In 2007, he finished the New York City marathon fourth in the hand-cycle class after just four weeks of training.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

I asked, and caught myself panting as if I’d run a marathon.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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