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phoenix

[fee-niks] / ˈfi nɪks /




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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

Local businessman Robert Smethurst bought the club's assets and, with former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage joining the board, they were reformed as a phoenix club.

From BBC • Jan. 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 was determined not to let him win," she said, adding that although she believed she was going to die that night she would "rise like a phoenix from the ashes".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

The phoenix let out one soft, quavering note.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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