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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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There are primaries in four states on Tuesday, and two marquee Republican contests in South Carolina are set to be another test of Trump's sway with his party's grassroots.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Chris Leyden, SeatGeek’s senior director of marketing, said it’s “a level of fan travel we typically only see for marquee events like the Super Bowl.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, fans gathered under The Late Show's glittering marquee one last time with signs of "Thank You Stephen" and "Colbert for President".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Drake is smarting, and he spreads that hurt across more than an hour in the trilogy’s marquee album “Iceman.”

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Dusk was really falling outside now; the marquee beyond the windows towered ghostly white over the hedge.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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