legendary

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As in the baffling series of self-inflicted mistakes the legendary UConn women’s basketball coach inflicted on himself and his program during and after South Carolina’s 62-48 upset of the previously undefeated Huskies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

South Carolina, under legendary coach Dawn Staley, is playing in the national championship game for the third straight year and fourth time in five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary former Manchester United manager, once described international friendlies as "a waste of time", external.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Before the iPhone, Apple shook up home computing with the 1984 Macintosh, whose icon-based interface and mouse made computing accessible beyond specialists -- and sparked a legendary rivalry between Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

This doesn’t seem like the home of a legendary hero.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer