legend
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Jimmy Burns, a journalist, reveals the damaged man beneath the legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But she garnered urban legend status for making the call to kill off one major and beloved character.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The 23-year-old outlasted seventh seed Svitolina - who she earlier described as "a legend of Ukrainian tennis" - in a deciding set in the first major quarter-final between two Ukrainian women in history.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Movie legend Tom Cruise and the player's pop star-turned-fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque immortalizing the British midfielder on Hollywood's most famous thoroughfare.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The legend of Peugeot affords us a good example.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Academy Awards, List 5
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