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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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A runner was injured in the northern French city of Lille near the start of the city's marathon, which was being staged for the first time in 31 years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Olympic and World Championships marathon gold medallist Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for EPO.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

His view is that momentum in the memory market is shifting from a sprint race to a long-distance marathon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

In 2015, it became the first vehicle to complete a marathon distance on another world.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

It didn’t take a math genius to calculate that his speed and time combined meant he’d run roughly half a marathon by the time he returned to the Glade.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

"You don't need to run marathons," Corral said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Helen described her late-husband as a calm, level-headed and "very active guy" who used to run marathons, even "before it was popular".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Long before Dante joined the military and Joey started running marathons, Thousand Steps Beach was always where they got their best workouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some of his claims about his life, including that he once ran 30 marathons in 35 days and raised millions for charities, were disputed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

We had spelling bees and math marathons, or we stood up and said what we were going to do that summer, or what we would do if we were king of the world.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson


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