legend
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Desperate to turn things around, Dolan hired Isiah Thomas, the Detroit Pistons legend, and Phil Jackson—coach of the dynastic Chicago Bulls—to remake the roster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Movie legend Tom Cruise and the player's pop star-turned-fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque immortalizing the British midfielder on Hollywood's most famous thoroughfare.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
I’m never gonna give you the legend — I’m never gonna give you the key to the buried treasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The legend says that the practice brings good fortune and a return visit to those who partake in it, but it had also resulted in a small crater forming on the spot.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“The location where two brilliant young minds finally disproved the existence of the local legend, once and for all!”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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