legend
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Weaving legend into history, Law evokes the “indescribable charm which invests all ancient and historic places.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
During the interview, she said her husband Michael Douglas - son of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas - was "the ultimate nepo baby".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Chad is indeed a legend in the scene and my time connected to him taught me a lot,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
There’s a girl in college now who is still a legend around here.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Along the way, the franchise also minted legends such as Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In other words, sinister clowns and predatory sea hags are just silly legends until they’re actually trying to kill you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
But that was the moment I realized that myths are just legends that everybody agrees on, and legends are just stories that got bigger over time.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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Academy Awards, List 5
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