legend
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LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman heralded Kennedy as a legend and “one of Hollywood’s all-time greats,” adding: “I can’t think of anyone better to conjure the magic of Hollywood than Kathleen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
BY NOW Jesse Cole’s creation of Banana Ball is a business world legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But it also has a purposeful solidity, announced by a snippet of an interview with jazz legend Chick Corea that leads into the nostalgic “Summer Clothes.”
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Along the way, it features both of her grandparents, the soul legend Al Green, four separate orchestras and more than 100 musicians.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
That night as their boat took Nat and Captain Prince across Funchal Bay to the Astrea, Nat was still thinking about the legend of Machico.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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From admiring Lakers legends, Kessler can now be mentioned in the same breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"I think he is one of the great legends in tech and business," says Alex Karp, CEO of data-analytics specialist Palantir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mike Teague, part of a gnarly 1980s Cherry-and-White pack, was among the club legends they channelled to explain the hard-nosed approach they wanted.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Sir Tom is one of the last living legends," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Over two hundred feet from one bank to another, and arching more than sixty feet at its peak, Stonebridge had more stories and legends surrounding it than any other University landmark.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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