legion
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SpaceX doesn’t directly compete with China’s launch providers; the nation’s two major conglomerates and its legion of startups primarily sell to their own government.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Like we are not standing by ourselves, we are a legion, basically.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
A statement from Curry's representatives following his death said: "Across five decades, he moved fluidly between comedy, horror, drama, and music, delighting himself and his legion of fans with his countless dynamic personas."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It joins the legion of startups with a name referencing The Lord of the Rings—in Elvish, Mirendil roughly means “friend of precious things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
“But if the legion mistakes Tyson for an enemy—” ”I’ve got it!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
To carry out the repatriation plan, he has welcomed Min Aung Hlaing -- previously shunned and credited with ordering the 2017 crackdown that sent legions of Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia in the first place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
During the 1980s, the Japanese economy swelled, drawing legions of new visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The plant's operator Mala Wangzi currently sells all of that domestically, but latiao have acquired new legions of foreign fans spurred by online enthusiasm for Chinese culture, or "Chinamaxxing".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The trio’s freewheeling banter spiced with humorous mayhem and mischief enchanted legions of viewers while bringing freshness to the familiar formula of news, weather and sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Two iron legions out of New Ghis, trained and armed in the same fashion as Unsullied, were encamped across the river to the north.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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