legend
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The sprawling Texas estate where boxing legend George Foreman spent the final decades of his life has hit the market for $6 million—offering a rare glimpse inside the private world of the heavyweight champion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
A lawyer for Leopoldo Luque, a doctor charged in the 2020 death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, said in closing arguments Wednesday that his client was innocent and had been made a "scapegoat."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rock legend Alice Cooper has opened up about his redemption arc from the stage to the church ahead of a book tour pit stop in Wolverhampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
A quote from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky hangs in her office: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Then they had traveled maybe—Dicey measured with her finger from the legend at the bottom corner of the map—eight miles?
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Some of the local Notting Hill legends featured in an installation in west London as part of the annual Frieze art fair.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
You just released a Spanish-language version of that song with Texan legends Intocable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
"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
Otto looked about, this way and that, refusing to give up, because giving up was something else legends didn’t do.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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