legend
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“But it was very different. I had the orphanage, I had the legend of the fetuses and a ghost; and I had the devil live in the monastery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Vampires are, according to legend, more known to inspire terror than laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"So every player on the pitch is looking to swap with him. It's the first time a legend has bowed out with a special edition shirt."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Manager Pat Murphy joked that it was the doing of late Brewers legend Bob Uecker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The gem-covered blade was sharp enough to cut through a mountain, legend said, and only the Ravenskill Gran, as the eldest of all the Twelve Towns leaders, could use it safely.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Free books for 150 red phone box libraries are being made available to celebrate 100 years of two British legends - Winnie-the-Pooh and the K2 red phone box.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The programme includes meetings with cricketing legends in Antigua and Barbuda, where the West Indies team is based, and meeting conservationists responsible for Guyana's rain forest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Other aspects of the initiative include fan-friendly ticket pricing, pregame concerts for tailgaters and Bruin legends calling the team to the field before every home game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another of the Galileo legends introduced by Viviani refers to Galileo’s time as professor of mathematics in Pisa, but is, once again, almost certainly not true.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Academy Awards, List 5
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