legacy
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In fiscal 2030, the company expects OCI revenue to rise to $166 billion, about three-quarters of sales, which would transform it from a legacy software company into an AI infrastructure company.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Incumbent firms are at the highest risk, because they have legacy capital invested in old ways of doing things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But the question remains, how does one keep a legacy alive?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Thayil wants to get things right — he explains that he was the person thinking about Soundgarden’s legacy after the band broke up in 1997.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
This story, embellished or not, became part of Andrew Jackson’s legacy as a defiant and lifelong enemy of the British and the world of privilege and aristocracy they represented.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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