legends
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Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Before he was an international sports mogul, he was Enos Stanley Kroenke from rural Missouri with sporting heritage scrawled right on his birth certificate—his namesakes were St. Louis Cardinals legends Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
By his 20s, Rollins had already managed to play with jazz legends including Parker, Miles Davis and especially Thelonious Monk.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The rate which Sinner is achieving greatness - before he turns 25 in August - is comparable to the legends who went before him.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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