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marathon

[mar-uh-thon, -thuhn] / ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən /
NOUN
long-distance race
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Now comes the hard part: a regulatory marathon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But even if you skip a marathon art-viewing session this week, there’s plenty to enjoy among the whirlwind of fairs dotted across the city like tornadoes on a Kansas plain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At Last weekend's historic event, Kenya's Sabastian Sawe ran the first sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race, and Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa broke her own women's world record.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Mac has witnessed many changes to the marathon over the years, from the landscape around Canary Wharf, to the growing number of competitors and spectators.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

His elbows pumping, he is running faster than any of the marathon runners I saw today.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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