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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Four nights later, No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany needed four hours, 33 minutes to beat Quentin Halys in another five-set Ashe marathon, finally finishing at about 2:15 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

“Retirement savings is a marathon, not a sprint.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Critics, however, said the move reversed steps taken by Japan to modernise its corporate culture long centred around marathon work hours.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

She would have been extremely reluctant to allow an 11th hour postponement after months of preparation and marathon pre-trial legal battles.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

It didn’t take a math genius to calculate that his speed and time combined meant he’d run roughly half a marathon by the time he returned to the Glade.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

But after losing much of his depth perception, he traded that passion for running, completing 79 marathons, his family said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Long before Dante joined the military and Joey started running marathons, Thousand Steps Beach was always where they got their best workouts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

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

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

We had spelling bees and math marathons, or we stood up and said what we were going to do that summer, or what we would do if we were king of the world.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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