legend
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The bear incident became something of campus legend in the months afterward.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela died of septic shock because he “ate too many” tacos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Motown legend Diana Ross performed a "special song" at the 35th Brighton and Hove Pride over the weekend, which she said she had written especially for the occasion.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Before every race the cycling legend appeared on the big screen and bellowed: "Hoi you lot! Shhhh."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
There is a legend about Missouri River mud where we used to live.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
"How can you compare those men to me? I've fought legends in the game and beat them for the titles. They're in their own little group and I'm on top of the Empire State Building."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Can Wales find new Commonwealth legends in Glasgow?
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champ Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Peluso further bolstered her salsa bona fides when she teamed up with a pair of Caribbean music legends over the last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some of those legends stuck in my head for years—the Nightbringer and his hatred for Scholars.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Academy Awards, List 5
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