1
as in knowledges
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
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as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Among the many ideas the film explores, front and center is the notion that communities like Ant’s create their own mythologies.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Plus, the two cultures have overlapping ancient mythologies that could be incorporated into the story’s fantasy elements.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nearly all of the seven broad AP subject areas, including English, mathematics and sciences, posted gains in qualifying scores.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Just unveiled this week, the new spot combines Indonesia’s ancient traditions with modern sciences for a soothing retreat that’ll offer you much more than just a typical massage.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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Many wisdoms intrinsic to permaculture long predate the term—it cannot be understated how much stems from indigenous knowledge and was passed down from generations before, from these ancestral stewards who listened to, and trusted, the land.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Outside of your hotel gates, a whole world awaits, full of people with a deep pride for their land and traditions.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Harmonia Rosales’ Black figurative paintings combine Eurocentric artistic traditions with African diasporic cosmologies as a way to course-correct the historical erasure of Black images from classical narratives.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than a decade later, the two legends are hoping to do it again.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The returning legends spanned generations.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Lores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lores. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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