legacy
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Telecoms companies in South Africa, including those with foreign investment, are required to provide 30 percent equity to historically disadvantaged groups -- a policy created to mitigate the legacy of racial inequality left by apartheid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
On a late June afternoon, Saar seems more interested in filling another sketchbook than in any settled assessment of her legacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The startup uses a legacy 14-nanometer manufacturing, but claims the DF1000 can match some mainstream Western chips built on far more advanced 4-nanometer processes in certain inference workloads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He became a millionaire in the process and his legacy in southern Africa has become a lightning rod for discussions about "decolonising" institutions which continue to bear his name.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Howie Maldonado may have wanted a different life, but the legacy Delilah has learned from him is an important one—life is about balances.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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Both have won four Grand Slam titles, been top of the world rankings and built their legacies on hard courts.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
As America’s 250th anniversary approached, I asked historians, journalists, military leaders and public servants to identify one lesson from the legacies of presidents and first ladies that speaks to the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
That trip, and the strategy behind it, remain one of his most positive legacies.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
We should say their names, tell their stories, and honor their legacies by atoning for the harms caused and ensuring that nothing like this ever happens again.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
It’s just the beginning, though, because upon closer examination, cultural legacies turn out to be even stranger and more powerful than that.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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