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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Say you told the chatbot you were training for a marathon six months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He last ran a marathon when he was 62.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

"Mathew does the challenges and I class myself as campaign manager," joked Emily - although she is training to run Cardiff half marathon in October.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Dr. Kraus, now 71, ran a 2:30 marathon when he was in medical school.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

If Death-Cast hit me up last night, they would’ve knocked me out of that dream I was having where I was losing a marathon to some little kids on tricycles.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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