legend
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Jimmy Burns, a journalist, reveals the damaged man beneath the legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Christie, meanwhile, has never been able to get his head around "leader, legend" Andy Robertson's pre-match meal.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But she garnered urban legend status for making the call to kill off one major and beloved character.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Movie legend Tom Cruise and the player's pop star-turned-fashion designer wife Victoria Beckham will be at the ceremony on June 12 to unveil the plaque immortalizing the British midfielder on Hollywood's most famous thoroughfare.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing legend
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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