marathon
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When spots in premium-format theaters went on sale last week, ticketing sites including Fandango and AMC Theatres faced a bottleneck of traffic that resulted in buyers reporting malfunctions and marathon waits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In the end, the marathon process of bringing the World Cup back to North America was decided with a sprint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Former Lioness Jill Scott has spoken of the importance of youth clubs for accessing sport ahead of a five-day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
After the half marathon she’s just run, the thought of food makes her nauseous.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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