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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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They have also seen some movement on one of Barack Obama’s marquee policies: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2026

The veteran actor has a marquee Emmy nomination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The festivities come in the midst of a heat wave so severe that the marquee fair on the National Mall in Washington was closed for several hours on Friday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

"It's going to be a big local Borders event with a marquee on the lawn and a lot of stuff being sold," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

They stop at the intersection of Fifth Street and Twenty-Fifth Avenue, and she stares across the street at a rusted corner marquee as she hands him the Green Book.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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