legacy
Example Sentences
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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
That’s the legacy this summer’s tournament will be chasing Friday, when the World Cup returns to the U.S. with the national team kicking off against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
It was like all the good and true things he’d ever done didn’t matter, and he, who he was, the legacy he’d worked so hard for, was dissolving, frittering away with every lie they told.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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