legend
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However, the former model said that Jacobs has truly embraced life in the suburbs, noting that the property has become a true “sanctuary” for the fashion legend.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Memphis pro wrestling legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee, whose career spanned more than five decades and included iconic feuds and tag-team runs with Jerry “The King” Lawler, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
As legend has it, a buyer who owned buildings surrounding a Sol Goldman property once approached him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
England football legend Michael Owen sparked debate this week after saying he "never ever" tells his children he loves them - despite them being "the most dearest things in the world" to him.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A popular legend grew that Dolley Madison had cut the portrait out of its huge, heavy frame with a carving knife and carried it away.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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He also shot portraits of Hollywood darlings like Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball, plus action shots of musical legends Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson, to name a few.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
After attending Jackson State University and Millsaps College, Wilson got a job at a New Orleans television station, which put her in the orbit of local jazz legends Ellis Marsalis and Alvin Batiste, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"I spoke with Chelsea legends John Terry and Petr Cech," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
But the All Blacks have played some wonderful rugby in the first two Tests, and will still believe they can join the legends of 1996.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
None of them was written by Peregrin, but he and his successors collected many manuscripts written by scribes of Gondor: mainly copies or summaries of histories or legends relating to Elendil and his heirs.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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