phoenix
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Nigerian actress Uche Montana arrived in a dramatic red-and-gold-feathered ensemble she described as representing "fire" and "the rising of the phoenix".
From BBC • May 10, 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
“I’m at a place now where I feel like, in a way, it’s sort of a phoenix situation,” Hollis said about his post-fire rise from the ashes.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
But the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust, who paid around £2,500 for the plane and stadium banner, are not waiting around, with plans for a phoenix club already in the works.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025
She read about Mount Olympus and creatures like the chimera and the phoenix, and then read the story of Prometheus.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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