marathon

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In October last year, women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich was banned for three years after the Kenyan admitted to anti-doping rule violations.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But Gabelli stressed that his firm, like many other value investors, is taking a long-term marathon approach to investing.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

There are the guides that suggest one task a day for 30 days; the ones that stretch the process across four weekends; the ones that amount to a 16-hour cleaning marathon.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

To make his end-of-February deal marathon more entertaining, Mikula pulled up a bingo card with self-imposed challenges in each space like calling 50 dealerships for quotes on one car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

My marathon work hours notwithstanding, I liked to socialize.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama