legend
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Fisk’s home run remains a timeless Boston legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Horton considered the Lakers announcing legend a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She also won Video of the Year, which she dedicated to country legend Dolly Parton, praising the recently deceased performer's music and saying "every single song she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even without injured riding legend Tadej Pogacar, Montreal 2026 was still full of favourites who were expected to dictate the shape of this monumentally long race.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Derek 'Rocky' Turner, Neil Fox MBE, Don Fox, Harold Poynton, Ken Rollin... all legends of the 1960s and an era when all the silverware found its way to WF1.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
Other aspects of the initiative include fan-friendly ticket pricing, pregame concerts for tailgaters and Bruin legends calling the team to the field before every home game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“It’s not like I’d seen her picture before. All I knew from the legends was that the Huntsman tried to kill Snow White. Who knew he couldn’t do it, so he switched sides?”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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