legend
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Every time he picked up, he was friendly and made me feel so lucky speaking with a living legend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
As we walk through the passages and chambers of the castle’s upper floors, the legend of Anne the dark lady is scraped back in five stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The latest trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was suspended Thursday following claims that kidney test results presented to the court came from his father.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now it’s just confusing, especially since Reubens is widely regarded as a comedy legend.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
She put them in the trunk, and as we made our way back to the trailer, she told us the legend of the Apache tears.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The book expands outward, creating an enormous system of stories orbiting the sisters’ lives and legends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Last year's Glastonbury festival was headlined by The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo, with Sir Rod Stewart in the legends slot.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney, who is married to Taylor Phinney, son of U.S. cycling legends Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, found herself under siege by Vollering’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The reigning 57kg world champion boxer Jaismine Lamboria from India throws punches for a living, but when it comes to handling pressure, she looks to one of her country's most celebrated cricketing legends for inspiration.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the object that had frightened me half to death, standing right in the middle of the room, was the golden silhouette of a fetterling, poised to attack, with legends coiling around its chain body.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Academy Awards, List 5
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