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morality plays

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plural of morality play

as in narratives

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Sunday’s World Cup final will be contested by Spain and Argentina, and there are narratives to be unpacked all over the pitch.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The real opportunity is to move beyond policies and narratives that pit specialties against one another.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Definition of narratives

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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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Now 94, Cynthia still entertains with tales of bygone Barbados at the family's regular guest cocktail parties, whilst dinner is underscored by jazz singers and instrumentalists.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Among the most famous tales is that of Prince Ivan Kanitovski, who was reportedly murdered shortly after acquiring it.

— Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Definition of tales

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Lines for the free events can sometimes exceed six to eight hours, and there are Comic-Con legends that speak of even longer times.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
And Kendrick will continue seeking out new ways of modernizing baseball’s Black legends, so they’re not forgotten by tomorrow’s superstars.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

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