legend
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A biographer of Celan must decide how to come near poems that seem to resist approach, and a life that has been embalmed by its own legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A youthful Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had finished second and third respectively but Brazil legend Pele mistakenly handed the latter the trophy for second place at the Zurich Opera House.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
They are widely referred to as "heavenly horses" -- a moniker based on a legend about an Akhal-Teke horse beating a falcon in a mythical race.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“It’s been weird, because I’ve got older, and he sort of stayed the same, like the Dorian Gray picture,” says Keith Scholey, one of the film’s directors, of the 100-year-old broadcasting legend and naturalist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
I knew there was a legend about the ring but I was so stunned I couldn’t remember it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Academy Awards, List 5
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