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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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Efforts to fulfill some of his marquee campaign pledges have stumbled, including the messy launch of the pied-à-terre tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Swimming, one of the marquee sports of the Summer Games, will take place in SoFi Stadium, which will be transformed into the largest Olympic swimming venue in history.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Tottenham, Manchester United and Brighton will host marquee fixtures at their main stadiums, though the majority of matches will be at their smaller grounds.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The team’s other marquee acquisitions—would-be ace Freddy Peralta, closer Devin Williams, infielder Jorge Polanco and outfielder Luis Robert—have also flopped.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

All he can see is the marquee of the movie theater at which, ten days earlier, he’d been to see Le Tango de la Mort.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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