legacy
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Uhlarik said street-legal bikes with similarly affordable prices and the same sense of fun could change the trajectory of legacy bike manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Because for soccer in the U.S., this World Cup is more about the legacy it leaves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
It first took place in 2025 and aims to celebrate the legacy of the late comedian, who died in 2014 at the age of 56.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
If the powerful scientific revolution that had swept through Europe in the eighteenth century had one legacy, it was this: the laws that ran through nature were uniform and pervasive.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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