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legends

NOUN
story of the past, often fictitious
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STRONGEST
non-fiction truth




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This space has been littered with criticism of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and other local legends who occasionally acted like idiots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Old Knicks legends are showing up on T-shirts and jerseys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

It would not have been largely a goodbye to departing legends like Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Guardiola himself.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Our legends say that God offered the first Dinka man a choice between the gift of the first cow and a secret gift, called the “What.”

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau



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