morality plays

plural of morality play

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Noun
  • Technology and Amplification Modern technology, including artificial intelligence and coordinated activity across social media platforms, allows adversaries to rapidly spread false narratives.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The series is directed by Takimoto Tomoyuki, known for socially conscious narratives, alongside Ohba Norichika.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rojas moves from Colombian history to mythologies, from family stories to her own life.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Drawing inspiration from Norse and other mythologies, the trees of Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings series are sacred beings, whose treatment stands as a moral litmus test.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Partnerships like this help to dispel myths and skepticism surrounding LiDAR’s versatility.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar named Lucille.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The ghosts of disco queens, salsa legends, and lovers pressed close on a crowded floor are still in the walls.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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