legacy
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"We love our brother, and we remain committed to preserving his legacy with dignity, integrity, and respect."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The loss has emptied his soul, leaving only the haunting impact of the unending trauma, and legacy, of war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It’s sort of a cyclical history of us losing our spaces and then reclaiming our spaces,” said Rodriguez Flores of her family’s legacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Reilly’s legacy went beyond catapulting politicians into office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In a single night, he’d broken a generations-old legacy for his family.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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
Rosie Hicks, vice chair of the charity's board of trustees, said it was a challenging time for all charities and the trust was receiving fewer donations and legacies.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Only after he left Galveston did he begin to appreciate the holiday for the legacies of resistance and resilience it represented.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Both of those franchises suffered artistically for this move, their legacies forever tainted by it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
He knew that cultural legacies matter—that they are powerful and pervasive and that they persist, long after their original usefulness has passed.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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