legend
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The Oscar winner will play Helen, whose beauty famously "launched a thousand ships" and resulted in the Trojan war, according to Homer's ancient Greek legend.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The scene lost a founding legend in Nitzer Ebb’s Douglas McCarthy not long ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Country music legend Sheryl Crow is offloading a small slice of her extravagant Nashville estate for $1.8 million—more than a decade after adding the 2.2-acre parcel to her longtime Tennessee compound.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
French football legend Eric Cantona told AFP he's been doing therapy since age 20 but still struggles with his "demons", which he lays bare in a raw new documentary about his life.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
They spoke of the adder as if it were a reptile that was half legend, half nightmare.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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