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legend

[lej-uhnd] / ˈlɛdʒ ənd /




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The 37-year-old Essex legend, who once considered playing for England, will be crucial.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jean-Luc Picard, he wrote, would be a revered Starfleet legend who “deserves the description ‘distinguished’ despite being only in his youthful fifties.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman heralded Kennedy as a legend and “one of Hollywood’s all-time greats,” adding: “I can’t think of anyone better to conjure the magic of Hollywood than Kathleen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is little wonder that 24-time major champion Djokovic - considered by many the greatest player of all-time - described Wawrinka as a "legend".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

She told it to me like a legend or a myth.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

He was called a "disgrace" and "embarrassing" by United legends Gary Neville and Roy Keane after the 7-0 loss to Liverpool in 2023, while Chris Sutton said he should never captain the club again.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Having a song with the legends of Intocable is such a thrill for me,” said Musgraves in a press release on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

‘Halflings! But they are only a little people in old songs and children’s tales out of the North. Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien


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