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[leg-uh-see] / ˈlɛg ə si /


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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

If you make it a legacy for your two children, you have even more reason to keep the policy for now.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“Your legacy is not what you did in the short term, it’s for what you did in the long term.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"One thing, Sik. I asked you to do one thing for me. That garden was supposed to be my legacy...."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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