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[leg-uh-see] / ˈlɛg ə si /


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What’s Next: As scrutiny intensifies, Strategy must convince investors that it can service its dividend payments, considering its legacy software business brings in comparatively little revenue.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Giving back to younger players on the team continues that legacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

His presidency was mired with frustration, but his later service in Congress, particularly his opposition to slavery, revealed a deeper, enduring legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In Slate, Dara E. Purvis explains how those rulings undermine the legacy of one of the court’s liberal icons.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

It was like all the good and true things he’d ever done didn’t matter, and he, who he was, the legacy he’d worked so hard for, was dissolving, frittering away with every lie they told.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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