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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Things started unraveling around the marathon mark, somewhere along the East River Esplanade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But even if you skip a marathon art-viewing session this week, there’s plenty to enjoy among the whirlwind of fairs dotted across the city like tornadoes on a Kansas plain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Pregnancy is like running a marathon, your body has been though so much and you can do more than you think," she said.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

China's robots are capable of putting on a show, doing Kung Fu dance moves and racing faster than humans during a marathon in Beijing.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“You’re telling me! And all I had to do was spaz out and run a marathon through the mall!”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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