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marquee

[mahr-kee] / mɑrˈki /
NOUN
permanent canopy
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But if you focus only on the marquee names it’s easy to overlook the supporting players that make such lavish productions possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Each team is allowed one player whose salary is exempt from the calculations; however, players who move between top-tier teams can only qualify for such marquee status after two years with their new side.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Finn Russell, the Scotland fly-half and only other rugby player who is part of Hearn's Matchroom stable, is one of those marquee players, on a deal worth about £1m a year with Bath.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Wall Street’s marquee event this fall is expected to be Anthropic’s initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

There was a wooden marquee with an old man eating something out of a paper bag, and then the car was out of hearing too.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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