legend
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Tirante called the victory the "best win of my career", adding: "I managed the nerves of playing a legend like Novak. It was all so much pressure."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Teenager Carys Edwards, 18, was among those to turn out with her mum, calling the Welsh legend "an inspiration to everybody".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, and sports figures such as basketball coaching legend Rick Pitino.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The bear incident became something of campus legend in the months afterward.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The onset of autumn would turn the leaves into a cape of fiery hue, thus adding further glory to the name and legend of Redwall Abbey.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Since 1979, the Lakers had been owned by the Buss family, which oversaw an era in which the team racked up championships and put all-time legends in purple and gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
One of those legends, 99-year-old Maybelle Blair, threw the ceremonial first pitch to San Francisco pitcher Kelsie Whitmore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
"It's sad to see childhood legends turn into moral bankrupts," Heraskevych said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Now when Ekon looked into the jungle’s snarl of trees, roots, and vines, he remembered no legends.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Academy Awards, List 5
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