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phoenix

[fee-niks] / ˈfi nɪks /




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Yet the Atlanta Paralympics mascot was dazzling, a glorious phoenix arising from its own ashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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

The High Court decision ended the 152-year-old club but hopes were quickly raised that a phoenix club could be able to enter the second-tier Championship in 2026.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

The holly and phoenix feather wand had conquered the borrowed wand, something that Ollivander had not anticipated or understood.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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