legend
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England football legend Michael Owen sparked debate this week after saying he "never ever" tells his children he loves them - despite them being "the most dearest things in the world" to him.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Late country music legend Dolly Parton will get a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, after the original one was vandalized, officials have announced.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Olympics on Wednesday, publicly beginning her attempt for a third Olympic Games in a video narrated by NBA legend Michael Jordan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Now 31 at the helm of a financial-services firm, Rugen is in the pool of wealthy rent-stabilized tenants that New Yorkers whisper about as urban legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
It’s family legend that she ruined the wedding by storming out of the chapel.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
"It was something we've never experienced before, and to play against such legends of the game was super special."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
But the All Blacks have played some wonderful rugby in the first two Tests, and will still believe they can join the legends of 1996.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney, who is married to Taylor Phinney, son of U.S. cycling legends Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter-Phinney, found herself under siege by Vollering’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Fans wrapped around the concourse and emptied the merchandise stand before the delayed first pitch and witnessed a torch passing between the league’s current players and past women’s baseball legends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Still...a pretty impressive try. I’ve heard legends that the Romans confiscated the writings of Archimedes, but—” “Archimedes?”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Academy Awards, List 5
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