legend
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It capped a vintage few months for Solskjaer's super sub legend, having bagged four in the final 10 minutes of an 8-1 win at Nottingham Forest in the February.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The modern phrase “my word is my bond” echoes a version of the Lancelot legend around 1500: “O kingis word shuld be a kingis bonde.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
An obituary shared with Realtor.com remembered the music legend for far more than her decades of chart-topping success.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Maria Vanda Lopes was preparing to pay her respects to a tiny terracotta statue of Our Lady, which according to legend was retrieved by fishermen in 1717.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
They help us to peel back some of the layers of legend and hero worship that obscure the whole story of American history.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
"I think he is one of the great legends in tech and business," says Alex Karp, CEO of data-analytics specialist Palantir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mike Teague, part of a gnarly 1980s Cherry-and-White pack, was among the club legends they channelled to explain the hard-nosed approach they wanted.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Around half of the 6,000-or-so crowd members who showed up by 6 p.m. for the three-band bill, headlined by heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, raise their hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ultima told me the stories and legends of my ancestors.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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Academy Awards, List 5
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