legacy
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The software transition is going well with double-digit revenue growth in cloud applications, offset by slow-but-steady losses from its legacy applications.
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
He’d longed to follow in his father’s footsteps, the Okojo family's footsteps, and to add something worthwhile to that legacy.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing legacy
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