legacy
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Crenshaw Boulevard is a main thoroughfare that runs through the Black cultural corridor in South L.A., and Destination Crenshaw seeks to celebrate the legacy and contributions of L.A.’s Black community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Oasis only released recordings from those shows in recent years, but their Knebworth legacy has stayed strong.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Reserve balances in Florida rank significantly weaker than elsewhere in the country due to legacy state laws that allowed unit owners to vote annually to waive reserve funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
His political future and legacy may depend on the general election coming Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
I can’t believe I ruined Quinton’s legacy like this.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Yet many of these widows, daughters, and other female successors were also savvy political operators, leaving behind genuine legislative legacies or winning office in their own right.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Well, I have tried to take into account all of those aspects, as well as the showpieces that provided the most compelling storylines and delivered the most enduring legacies.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As America’s 250th anniversary approached, I asked historians, journalists, military leaders and public servants to identify one lesson from the legacies of presidents and first ladies that speaks to the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
That trip, and the strategy behind it, remain one of his most positive legacies.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
All that would survive of their friendship was the scientific legacy they had built together, and the very distinct legacies that would outlive them both.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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