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« on: July 10, 2018, 12:14:24 AM »

At least nine injured in annual Running of the Bulls in Spain
At least nine people have been injured in the opening days of the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, according to Red Cross officials.
The 400-year-old tradition takes place each morning over eight days during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona in northern Spain. The festival runs from July 6 to July 14.
The Red Cross in Navarra said five people were taken to hospitals in the first running on Saturday and four people were taken in the second running on Sunday. The extent of injuries was not immediately available.
Reuters reported that one person was gored during the opening day of the bull run.
The Red Cross said it assisted nearly 100 people over the two runs.
Injuries are common during the bull run. Between 1910 and 2014, 15 people have died from gorings.
Traditionally, the bull run was used as a way of getting the bulls from the city outskirts to the bull ring.
After the launching of two rockets, the bulls charge behind amateur daredevils, many dressed in traditional white attire with dashes of red, for 825 meters  which is the distance between the corral and the bull ring.
The morning runs through the pavement of the old town streets last between three and 10 minutes.
The event ends with an evening bullfight, during which the bulls are eventually killed by matadors.
The bull run is the marque event of the fiesta celebrated in honor of San Fermin, patron saint of Navarra. Other activities include concerts and parades. The weekends of the fiesta traditionally draw the largest crowds, tripling Pamplona's population of about 200,000.
In recent years, animal rights groups have criticized the event for its treatment of the bulls.
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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2018, 04:08:12 AM »

First off, it's a misspelling of marquee.

Second, the meaning here is idiomatic. A "marquee event" (or "marquee person") is something that would be the major reason to attend and thus something that would be mentioned on a marquee sign for a theater or the like.
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2018, 04:41:00 AM »

First off, it's a misspelling of marquee.

Second, the meaning here is idiomatic. A "marquee event" (or "marquee person") is something that would be the major reason to attend and thus something that would be mentioned on a marquee sign for a theater or the like.

Thank you so much,but to be honest, it is still not clear to me.
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2018, 05:53:36 AM »

Out of 7 events in a calendar year, the "marquee" event would be the primary one.

It's like the biggest and the best example of something.

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