marathon

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The 11 athletes included five Kenyans - including former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei - four Jamaicans, a Nigerian and a Russian.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In lengthy social media posts and an interview on Fox News, Trump acknowledged that the marathon negotiations in Islamabad had gone "well" and "most points were agreed to."

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

After marathon talks in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal in the early hours of Sunday, S&P 500 futures and bitcoin were moving lower and oil higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Kempczinski, an avid marathon runner who had joined the company just a few years earlier, hadn’t been part of the late-night socializing of the previous regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s one thing to be strong when you have to be, but now I feel like I’ve crashed to the ground after running a marathon.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera