legend
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Fisk’s home run remains a timeless Boston legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Reporters turned up to Sage to speak with the manager and his players; even Chandler's mum was interviewed by BBC Radio Newcastle legend Paul Dixon.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
In this masterpiece of Japanese painting, Shōhaku visualizes his version of an old Chinese legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The former chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns, and a Wall Street legend, Greenberg still kept an office at the firm and acted as a broker for a handful of presumably special investors.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"I think he is one of the great legends in tech and business," says Alex Karp, CEO of data-analytics specialist Palantir.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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
That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Like Rahm, McIlroy hopes to join European legends Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie on three Irish Open wins after capturing his second title at the K Club last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
By accepting the invitation, I would be joining an elite group of athletes, coaches, and sports journalists—like legends Mia Hamm and Billie Jean King—who were standouts in their field.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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