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
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
“In my hand is a phoenix rising from the ashes, with a green ‘Shrek’ background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
"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
Then there were stuffed birds, popinjays, and maggot- pies and kingfishers, and peacocks with all their feathers but two, and tiny birds like beetles,'and a reputed phoenix which smelt of incense and cinnamon.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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