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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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As the author of a book about the history of Mexican food in the United States, I pointed out that this Del Taco isn’t actually the original, despite what the marquee says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Wednesday was another marquee day on Wall Street with three of the four major U.S. stock indexes finishing at fresh record highs as traders hoped there was an end in sight to the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Music mega-star Beyonce will make her first appearance at the event in a decade, serving as a co-chair of fashion's marquee event along with tennis legend Venus Williams and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Within weeks, the prosecutor’s marquee case would quietly fall apart.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The marquee didn’t have screens with electronic letters—instead, it had black letters that had to be stuck to the sign.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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