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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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If buying your own home is the finishing line, then saving up the money to get there is a marathon.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

They eventually became a couple on 13 January 2012 - Overton remembers the date because they had a Friday the 13th film marathon.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

During Sackets Harbor’s marathon on Sept. 6, a spectator had drawn “Lake America” in chalk in front of the lake, among doodles cheering on the runners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Open semifinal in epic fashion, knocking off defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set marathon that did not end until 3:33 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Still, when she saw June near Annie Demetrios’s drippy neon painting of a ballet dancer in a leg cast, her stomach flipped and flopped and then started running a marathon around her body.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Its previous events are often watched by hundreds of thousands of people online, with GDQ's charity marathons having raised "62 million dollars for charities in the last 16 years", according to business director Ashley Farkas.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

My 40-something friends are training for marathons, opening new businesses, dating, having babies and changing careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The athlete who enjoys biking with friends, taking his daughters to the beach, doing cross-fit and running marathons is determined not to let his injury slow him down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Two marathons, just before her life went up in flames.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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