legend
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Hollywood legend Richard Gere on Thursday said he was "ashamed" of the way the United States is handling migration as he launched an initiative to change attitudes to the topic in Berlin.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
You recorded the song “Dandovueltas” with Omara Portuondo, a legend of Cuarteto d’Aida, and later Buena Vista Social Club.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Desperate to turn things around, Dolan hired Isiah Thomas, the Detroit Pistons legend, and Phil Jackson—coach of the dynastic Chicago Bulls—to remake the roster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Iraqi legend Ahmed Rahdi headed home an equaliser against the South Americans but the referee blew the whistle for half-time as the corner was on its way into the area.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
They’d fashioned sticks into fake spears and pretended the two of them alone could defend their city from the creatures of the Greater Jungle, the monstrous beasts of legend.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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