legend
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She also won Video of the Year, which she dedicated to country legend Dolly Parton, praising the recently deceased performer's music and saying "every single song she wrote, her storytelling was so vivid."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Weaving legend into history, Law evokes the “indescribable charm which invests all ancient and historic places.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Zeta-Jones, also an executive producer on the series, said she had an idea for one scene to use a song by Welsh singing legend Tom Jones, and have him help save the day.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
This has been bolstered by the nation-building legend of Harald Bluetooth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
They spoke of the adder as if it were a reptile that was half legend, half nightmare.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
They combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In other words, sinister clowns and predatory sea hags are just silly legends until they’re actually trying to kill you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The hallway walls are covered in posters of hip-hop legends.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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Academy Awards, List 5
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