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legacy

[leg-uh-see] / ˈlɛg ə si /


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Additionally, Oracle’s legacy software business experienced a slowdown in the most recent quarter.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Those are the bits that have carried the “Scary Movie” legacy into the present.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The majestic midfielder's World Cup legacy is a cocktail of important goals, balletic brilliance and hot-headed red cards.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In fiscal 2030, the company expects OCI revenue to rise to $166 billion, about three-quarters of total sales, which would transform it from a legacy software company into an AI infrastructure company.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Like Pythagoras, Descartes was a mathematician-philosopher; perhaps his most lasting legacy was a mathematical invention—what we now call Cartesian coordinates.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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