legend
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So gratified was Capra that he didn’t mind when a friend toasted him publicly as “a legend in his own book.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Watching this movie, you might be reminded of the quote from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday received Bob Dylan in the Vatican at an audience for which the US folk music legend wore a black hooded sweater.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Quite a few cashed in, including Fidelity value maven Joel Tillinghast, “Big Short” legend Michael Burry and some lesser-known investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
She put them in the trunk, and as we made our way back to the trailer, she told us the legend of the Apache tears.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
On Monday, a group of 137 current players, 28 legends and 20 national federations signed a letter which they hope will pressure the ATP into rethinking the proposals.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
From admiring Lakers legends, Kessler can now be mentioned in the same breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
You just released a Spanish-language version of that song with Texan legends Intocable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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 legends are very hazy and contain contradictory stories about the betrayal and ultimate fate of Hippasus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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