legend
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Jimmy Burns, a journalist, reveals the damaged man beneath the legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Guitar legend Eric Clapton will headline the Sunday event.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“It’s been weird, because I’ve got older, and he sort of stayed the same, like the Dorian Gray picture,” says Keith Scholey, one of the film’s directors, of the 100-year-old broadcasting legend and naturalist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Also, music legend Billy Joel has had double trouble selling his illustrious estates.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Details of Rivington’s exploits, founded more on legend than on fact, remain mysterious.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing legend
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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