phoenix
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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
Local businessman Robert Smethurst bought the club's assets and, with former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage joining the board, they were reformed as a phoenix club.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
But amid the float’s proud phoenix and colorful California poppies, two frustrated fire survivors unfurled a surprise message: “AG Bonta, Altadena demands an investigation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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
Somewhere out in the darkness, a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before: a stricken lament of terrible beauty.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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