legend
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Reporters turned up to Sage to speak with the manager and his players; even Chandler's mum was interviewed by BBC Radio Newcastle legend Paul Dixon.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The legend of the Warning began in 2014, when Alejandra was just 9 years old and Paulina and Daniela were 12 and 14, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the summer of 2010, French soccer legend Thierry Henry and his partner, Andrea Rajacic, spent a full day house-hunting in Manhattan ahead of Henry’s move from FC Barcelona to the New York Red Bulls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The former chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns, and a Wall Street legend, Greenberg still kept an office at the firm and acted as a broker for a handful of presumably special investors.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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
That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In other words, sinister clowns and predatory sea hags are just silly legends until they’re actually trying to kill you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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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