legacy
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Even as the country moved away from Mao's rule, he continued to be hailed by the Chinese Communist Party as a national icon whose legacy was beyond reproach.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
His legacy was torn asunder by the Great Depression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Monday’s edition of “The Breakfast Club,” host Charlamagne Tha God wondered whether Minaj is content to trade her legacy of demanding respect in proximity to power.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
He wants his legacy to be the one who "pioneered... the industrialisation of Africa", he told Nicolai Tangen, the head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, in a podcast earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Like Pythagoras, Descartes was a mathematician-philosopher; perhaps his most lasting legacy was a mathematical invention—what we now call Cartesian coordinates.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
People who leave charities donations, legacies and bequests in their wills make noticeable differences to organisations, no matter what the amount is, sector leaders say.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
For Herron, that is one of the franchise’s most significant legacies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many institutions have adopted policies to aid minority and underprivileged students in an attempt to balance out legacies of discrimination in both higher education and American society.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
They have benefited from long defence and aerospace legacies, top-flight technical universities, a ready pool of talent and a supportive political climate, industry insiders say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
‘So ... is your whole family descended from Bellona? I thought you and Hylla were her daughters, not legacies.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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