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Recent Examples of marathons
Taking that to half and full marathons around the world, the La Jolla resident has run in more than 105 marathon-level races, including the Boston Marathon (her 100th race) and the 2016 Pyongyang Half Marathon in North Korea.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathons
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Trump’s approval rating will have key implications for the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races this year, where Democrats have sought to tie Republican candidates to Trump as his approval has dwindled, as well as the 2026 midterms.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cunningham hasn’t faced significant opposition in her previous races.—
Mary Ramsey
October 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Rangers ranked in the bottom half of the league in runs, batting average and on-base percentage in each of the past two seasons after having one of the majors’ best offenses during the 2023 championship season.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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McLaren had earlier tweaked the front wing angles on both cars after initial runs, with Piastri reporting understeer before improving.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Marathons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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