legacy
Example Sentences
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Reflecting on his legacy, Winston Churchill liked to say, “I shall leave it to history, but remember that I shall be one of the historians.”
It leads the world in lithium-ion battery production and mass produces legacy semiconductors.
The work continues a long legacy of Carnegie Science involvement with JWST, dating back to the telescope's early development and extending through multiple observation cycles.
From Science Daily
"You have to do what you can to get noticed and generate your own wealth and legacy."
From BBC
They also come at a moment when Powell is weighing how his legacy will be shaped once he does step down.
From Barron's
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