legend
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Rock ‘n’ roll legend John Oates has turned the page on a 35-year chapter of his life after selling the Colorado ranch he has owned for more than three decades for $6.9 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Last month, Magyar offered the nomination as president to chess legend Judit Polgar, but she declined after the prime minister faced mounting outrage for not consulting the public as promised.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Overall, he featured in 35 of Real Madrid's 62 matches across all competitions last season, but was not first choice, starting 27 times as he shared the right-back role with club legend Dani Carvajal.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The bear incident became something of campus legend in the months afterward.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
As I listened to these rumors, he came alive in my mind as more legend than flesh.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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
Fans wrapped around the concourse and emptied the merchandise stand before the delayed first pitch and witnessed a torch passing between the league’s current players and past women’s baseball legends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
One of those legends, 99-year-old Maybelle Blair, threw the ceremonial first pitch to San Francisco pitcher Kelsie Whitmore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Ah, my dear...the legends are true, you know. The spirits, the water cannibals.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Academy Awards, List 5
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