legend
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Manager Pat Murphy joked that it was the doing of late Brewers legend Bob Uecker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Arsenal legend was in the sunset of his career when he signed for Celtic in 1999.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
BBC director general Matt Brittin also paid tribute to Dame Esther, describing her as a "legend of British broadcasting" whose contribution to public life was "immeasurable".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Heim, 24, often races cars for 23XI Racing, owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan, and will drive for the team full-time next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
According to the legend, the founder of the Academy had taken a complete set of World History books back in time and hidden them in some remote mountain cave.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Along the way, the franchise also minted legends such as Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In other words, sinister clowns and predatory sea hags are just silly legends until they’re actually trying to kill you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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