phoenix

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“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

But the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust, who paid around £2,500 for the plane and stadium banner, are not waiting around, with plans for a phoenix club already in the works.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

"I was determined not to let him win," she said, adding that although she believed she was going to die that night she would "rise like a phoenix from the ashes".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

“It feels like this is a phoenix that’s risen up out of the fire,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

Frankie announces their presence, and DJ Ren’s wall changes from our phoenix to a horde of skeletal beasts in hooded cloaks riding on horseback, charging through the audience with swords drawn.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu