legend
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Watching this movie, you might be reminded of the quote from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The manager of US country music legend Dolly Parton dropped a civil lawsuit against the singer's nephew on Thursday, US media reported, after a row enveloped the late musician's estate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
So gratified was Capra that he didn’t mind when a friend toasted him publicly as “a legend in his own book.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Rugby league legend Sir Kevin Sinfield's fundraising in support of his friend Rob Burrow helped bring in £6.8m for a specialist motor neurone disease centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even before she told me “her version” of the cuento, I knew the legend.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
In a statement announcing the move, external, the club said Nadal was "one of the greatest legends in the history of sport and one of the most admired and recognised Spanish athletes in the world".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
On Monday, a group of 137 current players, 28 legends and 20 national federations signed a letter which they hope will pressure the ATP into rethinking the proposals.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
From admiring Lakers legends, Kessler can now be mentioned in the same breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
You just released a Spanish-language version of that song with Texan legends Intocable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
They remembered their histories with their voices and bodies, repeating them over and over until the stories became part of them, and the legends were as real as their own tongues and lungs and hearts.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Academy Awards, List 5
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