legend
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When basketball legend Kobe Bryant visited the old training ground, Neymar and Mbappe wanted to break with the schedule prepared by then head coach Unai Emery.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Portugal star Paulo Sousa arrived fresh from winning the Champions League with Juventus the same summer, but it was the Scottish midfielder who wrote his name into Westfalenstadion legend.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But he remained the top name on Italy's most-wanted list and increasingly became a figure of legend.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
According to legend, it took rough and rugged characters to tame the early American frontier: men like Daniel Boone, the trailblazer, or Mike Fink, the brawling river boatman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It was common knowledge, more than a legend.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Academy Awards, List 5
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