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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

Former captain Ryan Brierley is returning to Salford to become chief executive, the consortium that has won the bid to run the phoenix club has said.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

Theoretically, as a phoenix club, their ranking would change from first to last but with the fixtures already released it could be difficult to revise.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

He has his arms out like wings and is turning around and around, the wind rippling his clothes, the glow of the fire lighting him up like a phoenix.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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