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[leg-uh-see] / ˈlɛg ə si /


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This year’s state test scores provided a mixed send-off for the education legacy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, with incremental gains in English and math, but results that continue to fall short of prepandemic achievement levels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

She said the Shark has “more power and torque than the legacy ICE rivals,” referring to the internal combustion engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The union said most Royal Mail workers leaving the company were believed to be new starters on part-time contracts, but also said there had been an increase in staff on legacy contracts departing.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mitte's legacy, particularly for performers with disabilities, is significant.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her lasting legacy to the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment was in choosing the challenging Pe-2 dive-bomber planes that they flew, and the 587th’s commitment to those planes would have made her proud.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

“What makes those decisions especially hard is that for so many, this isn’t just a business. These are family legacies built over generations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many institutions have adopted policies to aid minority and underprivileged students in an attempt to balance out legacies of discrimination in both higher education and American society.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

They have benefited from long defence and aerospace legacies, top-flight technical universities, a ready pool of talent and a supportive political climate, industry insiders say.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

They are often the places where the legacies of once-powerful empires are at their most traumatic or unresolved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Had they been repeatedly domesticated independently, they would exhibit legacies of those multiple origins in the form of varied chromosomal arrangements or varied mutations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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