phoenix
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Nigerian actress Uche Montana arrived in a dramatic red-and-gold-feathered ensemble she described as representing "fire" and "the rising of the phoenix".
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Darnold proved success in football, like life, is not always linear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Theoretically, as a phoenix club, their ranking would change from first to last but with the fixtures already released it could be difficult to revise.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
“I’m at a place now where I feel like, in a way, it’s sort of a phoenix situation,” Hollis said about his post-fire rise from the ashes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
“Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination — holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
You may know about dragons and phoenixes, but have you heard of the tarand, a reindeerlike animal who changes color at will?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
All of you are truly phoenixes rising from the ashes, making something beautiful that will last forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Yeah definitely, phoenixes are a popular image to get.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
Judd said women's voices had been "squelched" in the past, but that they were emerging as "phoenixes".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2018
He belonged in the land of phoenixes and witches, the place where things were too fantastic to be real.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
Galaxies that appear near bright stars like Beta Phoenicis might be impossible for some observatories on Earth to see, but Euclid’s sharp eyes are able to resolve them.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
For example, seven are seen to converge in Lacus Phoenicis, eight in Trivium Charontis, six in Lunae Lacus, and six in Ismenius Lacus.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
"No, sir, nor to Phoenicis, either," answered Fancher.
From Rebels of the Red Planet by Fontenay, Charles Louis
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