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Sights and sounds from the 127th Boston Marathon

Crowds cheer on the participants of the 2023 Boston Marathon. ( Olivia Yarvis/Globe Staff )

Ten years after terror, Marathon Monday is still Boston’s pageant

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Denise Richard hugs her son, Henry, (left) as Henry’s sister Jane cheers.

Family and friends of Martin Richard run the race in his memory

Bruins legend Zdeno Chara crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

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Emma Bates reacted after crossing the finish line to come in 5th.

‘It was really surreal:’ How Emma Bates finished as top American in women’s field

Eliud Kipchoge (left) and Shohei Ohtani took their talents to Boston on Monday.

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Two of sport’s best — Eliud Kipchoge and Shohei Ohtani — were in town, but rain fell on their parade

The great marathoner was no match for our hills, and the great ballplayer was foiled by weather that limited him to two innings on the mound.

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Linus Ullmark (left) was waiting for a goalie hug from Jeremy Swayman after making 31 saves in his first playoff win.

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Alcohol delivery service Drizly, cybersecurity firm Snyk, and HR tech company Workhuman are among the Boston startups that have cut workers recently.

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US President Barack Obama speaks during the "Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service" dedicated to those who were gravely wounded or killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2013. Obama is in Boston to mourn victims of the deadly marathon attacks, as investigators study images of a suspect who may have planted the bombs. No arrests have been made in connection with Monday's twin bombings near the finish line of the race, which sent metal fragments and nails into a crowd of thousands of runners and spectators, killing three people and wounding 180. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

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Sights and sounds from the 127th Boston Marathon

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Martin Richard's brother run the race in his memory

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A runner's reflection is shown in the rain at the finish line.

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British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly singing Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" at Symphony Hall on Friday night with the Boston Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Benjamin Zander.

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