legend
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As first reported in TMZ, the singer and soul legend checked into a local hospital after performing at the Muny in Forest Park on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
One would have liked to have his thoughts on this sardonic, antiheroic twist on the Trojan War legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
How was this country legend able to walk the line so deftly?
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Daily Mirror's front page continues its tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday after a brief cancer battle.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
The book expands outward, creating an enormous system of stories orbiting the sisters’ lives and legends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Since 1979, the Lakers had been owned by the Buss family, which oversaw an era in which the team racked up championships and put all-time legends in purple and gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
One of those legends, 99-year-old Maybelle Blair, threw the ceremonial first pitch to San Francisco pitcher Kelsie Whitmore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
But this was a sign of the new head coach recognising the legends of the club and the weight they still carry.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The river is used to punish the wicked. But also...some legends call it the River of Healing.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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