legendary

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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

The legendary 2006 World Cup-winning midfielder was only given the job of coach last June.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“One of the most brilliant shooters that you’ll ever see made an incredible, legendary March shot,” Hurley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Anansi the Spider, whose hunger for storytelling and spinning a thrilling yarn was legendary.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia