phoenix
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Humbled manager Leopold Aschenbrenner, whose surname means ash burner, probably will rise like a phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Darnold proved success in football, like life, is not always linear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
But amid the float’s proud phoenix and colorful California poppies, two frustrated fire survivors unfurled a surprise message: “AG Bonta, Altadena demands an investigation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
The High Court decision ended the 152-year-old club but hopes were quickly raised that a phoenix club could be able to enter the second-tier Championship in 2026.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
The corridors outside were deserted and the only sound was the distant phoenix song.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
You may know about dragons and phoenixes, but have you heard of the tarand, a reindeerlike animal who changes color at will?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
All of you are truly phoenixes rising from the ashes, making something beautiful that will last forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Yeah definitely, phoenixes are a popular image to get.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
Judd said women's voices had been "squelched" in the past, but that they were emerging as "phoenixes".
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2018
Royal beasts parade along the grass—cerulean peacocks, rosy teacup flamingos, and fire-red phoenixes.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Galaxies that appear near bright stars like Beta Phoenicis might be impossible for some observatories on Earth to see, but Euclid’s sharp eyes are able to resolve them.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
For example, seven are seen to converge in Lacus Phoenicis, eight in Trivium Charontis, six in Lunae Lacus, and six in Ismenius Lacus.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by L. P. Gratacap
"No, sir, nor to Phoenicis, either," answered Fancher.
From Rebels of the Red Planet by Charles Louis Fontenay
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