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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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The Cannes Film Festival wraps up today after two weeks of marathon screenings, black-tie gala premieres and beach parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Now comes the hard part: a regulatory marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

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

If I had known I was going to be running a half marathon all around the hospital, I might’ve bothered to bring my portable oxygen.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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