legacy
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“We are honored that she chose Solvang to spend time away from the spotlight. Her extraordinary legacy of music, kindness, and generosity will be felt for generations,” the city said in its statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
It's a legacy that Parton built quietly in the background as she presided over pop culture for more than six decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"Dolly Parton's extraordinary legacy continues to shine through the official charts," noted Becca Monahan and Chris Austin, co-managing directors of the official charts company, in a joint statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But rather than a franchise-defining legacy pick, Snead began to view him differently in this new era for the Rams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mama Carmen had passed along the poem to help her understand the legacy.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
One could even argue that it’s now an even more critical part of Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s legacies.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Yet many of these widows, daughters, and other female successors were also savvy political operators, leaving behind genuine legislative legacies or winning office in their own right.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
What will be the true legacies from this magical, mega tournament?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Well, I have tried to take into account all of those aspects, as well as the showpieces that provided the most compelling storylines and delivered the most enduring legacies.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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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