legend
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Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Guitar legend Eric Clapton will headline the Sunday event.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
You recorded the song “Dandovueltas” with Omara Portuondo, a legend of Cuarteto d’Aida, and later Buena Vista Social Club.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Desperate to turn things around, Dolan hired Isiah Thomas, the Detroit Pistons legend, and Phil Jackson—coach of the dynastic Chicago Bulls—to remake the roster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
A legend in his own time, he was the sort of man who acquired multiple nicknames: the Pooh-Bah of Paris, the Little Man with a Big Stick, the Little King.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing legend
Beowulf vocabulary
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Academy Awards, List 5
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