legend
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Then Modou Lo, a Senegalese wrestling legend and local resident, appeared to shouts and applause.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Welsh singer Cate McHugh was crowned the winner of the show on Saturday, after being mentored by "the legend that is Sir Tom Jones".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Instead, they have handpicked an unlikely cast of mostly political outsiders to represent them, including a cardiologist, a former central-bank governor, a basketball legend and an opera singer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Shearer became a club legend himself, spending 10 years in the north east and scoring 206 goals in 405 appearances across all competitions.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
I’d hoped to understand the story about Saul and Jonas, put a medical asterisk on that family legend, but if family is important, then the next generation has to get their chance.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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On Monday, a group of 137 current players, 28 legends and 20 national federations signed a letter which they hope will pressure the ATP into rethinking the proposals.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
From admiring Lakers legends, Kessler can now be mentioned in the same breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
You just released a Spanish-language version of that song with Texan legends Intocable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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