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legacy

[leg-uh-see] / ˈlɛg ə si /


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Mythos caused a stir when it was announced in April, with Anthropic claiming it had found a weakness in one legacy system which had remained hidden for nearly 30 years.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at Omdia, told AFP that "legacy" laptop chip makers were now facing a challenge from Nvidia laptops optimised for AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Roman is expected to take that legacy much further.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Your traditional IRAs would likely be taxable as ordinary income if/when inherited by your heirs, so taxable investments can be more tax-efficient from a legacy perspective than preserving IRA assets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Its legacy reached back to the thirteenth century, but now lay crushed underfoot.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys




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