legend
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"So every player on the pitch is looking to swap with him. It's the first time a legend has bowed out with a special edition shirt."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Manager Pat Murphy joked that it was the doing of late Brewers legend Bob Uecker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Horton considered the Lakers announcing legend a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
BBC director-general Matt Brittin paid tribute to Dame Esther as a "legend of British broadcasting" whose contribution to public life was "immeasurable".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Each account amplifies the legend: the creature gets more impressive, more fantastic—and harder to believe.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
“Having a song with the legends of Intocable is such a thrill for me,” said Musgraves in a press release on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Free books for 150 red phone box libraries are being made available to celebrate 100 years of two British legends - Winnie-the-Pooh and the K2 red phone box.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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
As a child, I spent hours listening to Tribal tale-spinners weave their legends of the mythical fey: the Nightbringer and his fellow jinn; ghosts, efrits, wraiths, and wights.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Academy Awards, List 5
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