marathon
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"It means everything to do this here in Birmingham," said Donnelly, formerly a cross country runner, of her marathon achievement.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Plus, a marathon that includes wine and cheese and a baby registry buyout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The marathon continues on Melrose Avenue as Hussle’s family and lifestyle brand lead a smashburger charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
On a recent summer Sunday afternoon, Brooks Hiller was hunkered over his laptop at his apartment in Chicago, dialing in to hour three of a marathon series of conference calls on real-estate deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
At the moment, Parzival-TV was wrapping up a nonstop two-day Kikaider marathon.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Some of his claims about his life, including that he once ran 30 marathons in 35 days and raised millions for charities, were disputed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some of his claims about his personal life, including that he once ran 30 marathons in 35 days and raised millions for charities, were also disputed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It can be hard to resist videos of humanoid robots dancing, running marathons and sometimes crashing spectacularly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Though much of the episode was drawn up before access to Disney’s massive “Alien” production archive was facilitated, maddening marathons of detail-checking became common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
They sprinted one day and rowed long, punishing ten- or twelve-mile marathons the next.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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