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Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Davy Crockett, Mike Fink, Pecos Bill, John Henry.
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BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021
And then there's that whole Paul Bunyan, lumberjack look.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2021
Wood plays a role in American folklore, housing Abe Lincoln and employing Paul Bunyan.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 2 June 2021
Best keep your distance from all of them, miscreants — the effect of Paul Bunyan's legendary left hook can be seen in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
The thing was massive, the size of Paul Bunyan, if Bunyan were (a) a real person and (b) slightly better dressed.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
There was a restaurant about 15 miles away with a Paul Bunyan statue out in front.
—Julia A. Morales, Seventeen, 1 Mar. 2023
Frontier tales tell of burly lumberjacks hurling axes to split trees (think Paul Bunyan).
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
Seeing one breach the trees on an ORV trail is like watching the forest give birth to Paul Bunyan.
—Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
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BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021
And then there's that whole Paul Bunyan, lumberjack look.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2021
Wood plays a role in American folklore, housing Abe Lincoln and employing Paul Bunyan.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 2 June 2021
Best keep your distance from all of them, miscreants — the effect of Paul Bunyan's legendary left hook can be seen in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
The thing was massive, the size of Paul Bunyan, if Bunyan were (a) a real person and (b) slightly better dressed.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
There was a restaurant about 15 miles away with a Paul Bunyan statue out in front.
—Julia A. Morales, Seventeen, 1 Mar. 2023
Frontier tales tell of burly lumberjacks hurling axes to split trees (think Paul Bunyan).
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2023
Seeing one breach the trees on an ORV trail is like watching the forest give birth to Paul Bunyan.
—Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Paul Bunyan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Paul%20Bunyan. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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