legend
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The most common version of the legend has Bean born and growing up in East Lothian, but deciding to shun an honest living and moving to South Ayrshire with a woman.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Comedian Ricky Gervais, whose BBC programme Extras Sir Patrick guest starred in, described him as a "legend".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
How, after all, did the legend of Ape Canyon arise in the first place, if not through media sensationalism?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Her father and mother had divorced, but Juan Fernandez’s legend had been fixed — a brawling union leader and New Mexico state legislator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the hero’s always less than his legend.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Intocable are just such legends, and they truly represent the best of both Texas and Mexico.
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
Derek 'Rocky' Turner, Neil Fox MBE, Don Fox, Harold Poynton, Ken Rollin... all legends of the 1960s and an era when all the silverware found its way to WF1.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
But see, this is the thing with legends.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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