marquee
(British, Australia, NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
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Leonsis says DC could chase NBA, NHL All-Star games after Capital One Arena makeover https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/568221/ Monumental’s $800 million renovation could position Washington for marquee weekends, but Ted…
@nytimes.com The Daily: This is the marquee US Senate race in the country. You’ve got 3 candidates representing 3 different paths Democrats could take. Mallory McMorrow is a State Senator who’s a very good communicato…
Vintage Marquee - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/b... "the government’s decision to abandon its marquee allegations came on the same day prosecutors had been ordered to provide unredacted grand jury transcripts to U.S. District Jud…
Gabby Williams was the Valkyries marquee free agent addition. How will she fit in Natalie Nakase systems and why did she decide on Golden State. Read about all that here:
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(British, Australia, NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
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“Leonsis says DC could chase NBA, NHL All-Star games after Capital One Arena makeover https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/568221/ Monumental’s $800 million renovation could position Washington for marquee weekends, but Ted Leonsis warns fans the leagues control…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
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“@nytimes.com The Daily: This is the marquee US Senate race in the country. You’ve got 3 candidates representing 3 different paths Democrats could take. Mallory McMorrow is a State Senator who’s a very good communicator who is absolutely opposed to Chuck Schumer for Leader.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Vintage Marquee - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/b... "the government’s decision to abandon its marquee allegations came on the same day prosecutors had been ordered to provide unredacted grand jury transcripts to U.S. District Judge April Perry."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gabby Williams was the Valkyries marquee free agent addition. How will she fit in Natalie Nakase systems and why did she decide on Golden State. Read about all that here:”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The WNBA and Bell Media have announced a new multi-year media rights deal focused on the Toronto Tempo and the league's marquee events. dynespressbox.com/2026/05/wnba...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
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