legend
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Manager Pat Murphy joked that it was the doing of late Brewers legend Bob Uecker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Horton considered the Lakers announcing legend a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kacey Musgraves headlined a tribute to late country legend Dolly Parton, while Teddy Swims, Sombr and Raye offered a soulful tribute to crooner George Michael, 40 years after the release of his landmark album "Faith."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
She added it amused her that, out of her whole family, she had only named her cat, Kizzy, who was a "legend of those parts".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"Come on, Belet. The guy is literally a legend."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The programme includes meetings with cricketing legends in Antigua and Barbuda, where the West Indies team is based, and meeting conservationists responsible for Guyana's rain forest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mike Teague, part of a gnarly 1980s Cherry-and-White pack, was among the club legends they channelled to explain the hard-nosed approach they wanted.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
‘For this is not the first halfling that I have seen walking out of northern legends into the Southlands.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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