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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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Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Spirit Airlines won approval for a $475 million lifeline and a $150 million payment from its biggest aircraft lessor in court on Friday, as the struggling budget airline races to stabilize itself after its second bankruptcy since November.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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National Democrats view Mills, who has also won by wide margins in her two gubernatorial races, as a top recruit for the race.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Wolves went back to basics, and thanks to a couple of big runs, had the ball in the red zone.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Not enough double-digit runs that help your average.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Marathons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathons. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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