marathon

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Kempczinski, an avid marathon runner who had joined the company just a few years earlier, hadn’t been part of the late-night socializing of the previous regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"The second time I go back is to run a marathon for the same disease that should have killed me, which is a very full-circle moment."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

Celebrities have to be prepared for the marathon at all times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

She gestured at Jule’s digital readout “Like, for a marathon or something?”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart