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folklifes

noun

variants or folklives

plural of folklife

as in legendries

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The writers of the Beat generation adopted ideas and images from cultural traditions ranging from Buddhism to jazz.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026
The finished piece becomes a small keepsake tied to one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable craft traditions.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
The threads that formed country music The American West generated its own mythologies.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of mythologies

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The Cook County Department of Public Health is working to counteract vaccine misinformation, myths and confusion regarding vaccines as part of its efforts to increase vaccination rates.

— Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The filmmaker who has spent his career defending the theatrical experience adapts one of literature’s foundational myths on an enormous scale.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of myths

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Irving may have been influenced by German folktales about a man who slept for 20 years, or European stories of terrifying headless riders, but these stories were set in rural New York state, with a distinctly American voice and references.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
From causing supernatural events to creating hysteria, our orbiting nightlight has always had legends and folktales written about it.

— Taylor Grothe, Parents, 28 June 2026

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