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Recent Examples of urban legend
Herbison asked Peters about an urban legend around Music Row that Reba McEntire was offered the song, but turned it down.
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Ticket Info Contrary to urban legend there is no network of underground tunnels at the Tower of London.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The film’s title and setting draw inspiration from the imagery of a creepypasta (or internet urban legend) published to the website 4chan in 2019.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 June 2025
One of the more entertaining shows on Discovery, Expedition Files stars Josh Gates, who travels the world to dive into urban legends and tall tales and figure out the truth behind them.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Ticket Info Contrary to urban legend there is no network of underground tunnels at the Tower of London.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The film’s title and setting draw inspiration from the imagery of a creepypasta (or internet urban legend) published to the website 4chan in 2019.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 June 2025
One of the more entertaining shows on Discovery, Expedition Files stars Josh Gates, who travels the world to dive into urban legends and tall tales and figure out the truth behind them.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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Out-of-court testimony, known as hearsay, is generally not allowed at trial, whereas in conspiracy proceedings, a courtroom rule will enable prosecutors to enter into evidence otherwise inadmissible confessions of a conspiracy.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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Acting on hearsay, or overreacting emotionally, can create a whole bunch of problems.—
Elizabeth Pearson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has reported that there is already noise about Pittsburgh pursuing a trade for Hill.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Las Vegas formula of maximalism—24/7 noise, crowds, queues, and constant spend—clashes with a mood that prizes sleep, space, and self-regulation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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One current rumor is that Reilly may walk out of the jury house altogether, which would add another dramatic complication to the season.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Presley responded to rumors of her dispute with her granddaughter in August 2023.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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The panel studying those cases released a report last year describing how the state child welfare agency missed warning signs and failed to protect dozens of children from dying of the illicit drug.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bundys’ account of Finicum shooting aligns with reports The Bundy family’s statement included a photo of FBI Director Kash Patel standing with four men with an FBI Shield of Bravery award displayed in front of them.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Under the storage racks with clean dishes and mango chutney, there were 27 rodent droppings.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here, these dishes are prepared with less sauce (not a bad thing) and overall salt than at Taipei South, despite having the same ownership.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The famous wit adds a lot to a story that’s partly an earnest tango with grief, and partly an act of gossip.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lack of transparency from management Lack of transparency from managers and higher-ups often leads to mistrust, speculation and gossip.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The railroad’s willingness to pay the bill, including slimming down its own office payroll to free up more funds, appears to have limited the reputational damage enough for serious merger talks to proceed on down the tracks.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, the reality is that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US and Europe are clearly stalled, if at worse dead with many contentions from both sides surrounding security concerns and, importantly, trade sanctions.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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