legend
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But the day I came across one, it gave me my own story to tell rather than repeating a legend everyone already knows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lakers legend Magic Johnson, a former part-owner of the team and past president of basketball operations, welcomed the deal in an X post.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The bear incident became something of campus legend in the months afterward.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
In the finale, Tamara Toumanova, a legend of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, is a streetwalker dancing by lamplight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Family legend had it that Sopha wanted to avoid the nickname Eliza.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The rapper has released a total of nine studio albums in his career, gaining early co-signs from Louisiana legends including Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Since 1979, the Lakers had been owned by the Buss family, which oversaw an era in which the team racked up championships and put all-time legends in purple and gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney, who is married to Taylor Phinney, son of U.S. cycling legends Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, found herself under siege by Vollering’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The 30-year-old becomes only the fourth men's player to win the World Cup, Euros, Champions League and Ballon d'Or, joining legends Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer and Zinedine Zidane.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, as I scraped the earth, I recalled the legends.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Academy Awards, List 5
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