legend
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As legend has it, a buyer who owned buildings surrounding a Sol Goldman property once approached him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It is a centuries old legend of stealing from the rich to give to the poor, freshly adapted for the big screen, filmed entirely in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
According to the legend, the founder of the Academy had taken a complete set of World History books back in time and hidden them in some remote mountain cave.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
There will also be live performances from Faithless and Underworld, as well as global legends including Calvin Harris, Carl Cox and Martin Garrix.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The rapper has released a total of nine studio albums in his career, gaining early co-signs from Louisiana legends including Boosie Badazz and Kevin Gates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
They remembered their histories with their voices and bodies, repeating them over and over until the stories became part of them, and the legends were as real as their own tongues and lungs and hearts.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Academy Awards, List 5
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