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> 毎年、日本で **最も多い** ３万６０００人以上の人が走ります  
>  Every year in Japan ??? more than 36,000 people run.

I can't understand at all what 最も多い does in this sentence. Literally it means
'most numerous' right? I can't understand it's meaning in this context or even
how it fits in grammatically. Presumably it modifies 人 since that's the only
available noun. But thereafter, I'm lost.
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Meaning of 最も多い in this sentence
最も多: the most common the most popular Ex: 日本で最も多い名前は鈴木です。 The most common name
in Japan is Suzuki.
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In this context, the following could safely be inferred.

「日本{にほん}で最{もっと}も多{おお}い」＝「日本のマラソン大会{たいかい}の中{なか}で最も多い」

What is 最も多い is the number of participants in the marathon.

> "Every year, over 36,000 people, which is the largest scale in Japan,
> run/participate."

A literal translation would be close to impossible, which is why I used "the
largest scale". A slightly more literal TL would be:

> "Every year, over 36,000 people, which is the most in Japan, run/participate
> (in this marathon)."
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