legend
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According the legend, boy and girl twins born in Higashi Village on a day with equal parts day and night herald a cataclysm that only they can mend.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Antonio Lopez, 51, a police officer in Mexico City, described Messi as a "legend."
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
At 39, soccer’s reigning legend has delivered Argentina to another World Cup final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was at Lord's on the final day, exactly 24 years after helping India win the NatWest Series final at the same ground under Sourav Ganguly's captaincy.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
There’s a girl in college now who is still a legend around here.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
Beyond the legends, native mantises also play an important ecological role by serving as indicators of healthy, biodiverse ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
On the song, she captures the club's electrifying clientele in a rap section that riffs on Vogue's roll-call of Hollywood legends.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Heavy metal legends Metallica have donated £20,000 to a city foodbank, buying 9,000 meals for people in need.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
However, after a halftime break honoring Sparks and Liberty legends like Lisa Leslie and Teresa Weatherspoon, among many others at half court, L.A. was rejuvenated for the final 20 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Of all the legends that he had heard in his early years such fragments of tales and half-remembered stories about the Elves as the hobbits knew, had always moved him most deeply.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Academy Awards, List 5
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