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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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In a Thursday night marathon, he paid tribute to the orchestra members, giving 17 players solos in various concerto movements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In this case, that meant pulling from both algebraic number theory and discrete geometry, which have about as much in common as the marathon and pole vault.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Jordan and Cian Adams, from Redditch, Worcestershire, were roared on by hundreds of supporters in central Dublin as they completed their final marathon.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“It’s all good, though. He and I will hang out and have like a marathon session of Resurrection or something.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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