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Recent Examples of urban legend
The horror feature draws on a Vietnamese urban legend about a cursed Saigon apartment block from the 1990s, following an estranged young man who returns home to discover his mother is possessed.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026
As Dyer notes, the essence of an urban legend is that it’s always told at a remove; this happened to a friend of mine… In this case, the third party might have been the person who convinced Cox his attacker was a giant squid.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
Lots of small, family-owned and run Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Chinese refugee businesses there, alongside a long-standing Greek restaurant and a German restaurant with an urban legend about being haunted, and now, some Latinx businesses, a Jamaican restaurant, a Somali restaurant.
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Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
One of the strangest threads is a recurring motif of a disembodied hairy leg, apparently a local urban legend, and useful metaphor in times of oppression.
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Lindsey Bahr,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Dec. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2026
As Dyer notes, the essence of an urban legend is that it’s always told at a remove; this happened to a friend of mine… In this case, the third party might have been the person who convinced Cox his attacker was a giant squid.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
Lots of small, family-owned and run Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Chinese refugee businesses there, alongside a long-standing Greek restaurant and a German restaurant with an urban legend about being haunted, and now, some Latinx businesses, a Jamaican restaurant, a Somali restaurant.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
One of the strangest threads is a recurring motif of a disembodied hairy leg, apparently a local urban legend, and useful metaphor in times of oppression.
—
Lindsey Bahr,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
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Graf also denied Robinson’s motion seeking to prevent the state from relying on hearsay to establish probable cause at the preliminary hearing.
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District Attorney James Stainton objected that the answer would call for hearsay.
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Top Wall Street analysts help investors look past near-term noise and pick attractive stocks with solid long-term growth potential.
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If there’s anyone down there still alive, make noise or scream.
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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Mitchell joins a Celtics position group headlined by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, though the latter is the subject of trade rumors after he was floated in a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo (whom the Miami Heat ultimately acquired).
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The Alameda County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy report is awaiting test results after extra testing was requested by Martin’s family.
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The trail that led to the record haul began in the state of Queensland, when local police officers responding to reports of a truck fire found 40 kilograms of cocaine floating in the sea near a boat ramp.
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The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
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Food and drink, of course, are among the attractions of a New Orleans journey, and the superb offerings at the hotel—under the direction of Executive Chef Dario Montelvere, a Robb Report culinary master—reflect the city’s heritage, from regional cuisine and local seafood to steakhouse dishes.
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Not to mention that everyone loves a good gossip session.
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But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
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Cannon talk is also reverberating in the run-up to Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.
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Vitello mentioned that the talk in the coaches’ room Saturday night focused on preparing to face Sale in the series finale.
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Lately, those intimations have hit closer to home.
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There is the visual memory of the shelves of books, but also an intimation of the weight, the heft of all the words in them.
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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