phoenix

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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

“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

"He's come back and returned, rising from the ashes, the Jamaican phoenix."

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

“Coal,” Jackson said, “like what a phoenix rises out of.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste