legend
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He has become a legend at the club with more still to give, but it is his bubbly, larger-than-life character that sets him apart from most.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Manzambi wanted to be a goalkeeper when he was a boy and grew up idolising Germany legend Manuel Neuer.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
How much better loved would it have been had Wenlock been a warlock, a creature spun from the Merlin of Arthurian legend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
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
He was only some kind of folk legend, a warning used by mothers when youngsters were fractious or disobedient.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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