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also urban myth
as in hearsay
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Recent Examples of urban legend
According to urban legend, the woods of North America are littered with strange staircases.
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The plot follows a group of law enforcement officers investigating a series of mysterious murders connected to the infamous Route 666, blending supernatural elements with urban legend for a suspenseful ride through the dark history of the road.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Theories as to what happened became the stuff of urban legend and online chatter.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her feature debut, The Challat of Tunis (2014), used documentary techniques to probe a local urban legend.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The plot follows a group of law enforcement officers investigating a series of mysterious murders connected to the infamous Route 666, blending supernatural elements with urban legend for a suspenseful ride through the dark history of the road.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Theories as to what happened became the stuff of urban legend and online chatter.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Her feature debut, The Challat of Tunis (2014), used documentary techniques to probe a local urban legend.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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Calm sea and prosperous voyage—a dream for Goethe and Mendelssohn, for any parent, and perhaps for all men and women—was but a hearsay.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Smith said her testimony was second-hand hearsay.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The noise disappears as the reading party begins.—
Sofia Zarran,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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The suit alleged the developers violated a development agreement and would bring pollution, noise and traffic to a nearby neighborhood.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even at that, Panthers coach Paul Maurice remains adamant all the trade rumors were blown out of proportion in the first place.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Abivax shares rose 15% as rumors re-emerged of a looming takeover bid for the biotech group.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crude prices jumped following reports that two tankers were set ablaze in Iraqi waters after apparent Iranian strikes, part of a broader wave of attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Authorities also said Thursday there were no credible threats to California linked to reports of a potential Iranian drone strike along the West Coast.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their egg dishes are excellent, the burger is top-notch and the roasted chicken, which is cooked over an open fire in the kitchen, is superb.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Patri offers The Grand Thali, a unique experience allowing a group to sample two starters alongside 26 authentic Indian street-food dishes, with rice and garlic naan.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Mar. 2026
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Memes, gossip, the latest celebrity beef — the business of being in the know is more lucrative than ever before, and the film industry is capitalizing.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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This media gets former Faithfuls and Traitors to spill all the hot gossip on the show and their experiences on it.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
11 Mar. 2026
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Oil surges as Iran picks Khamenei’s son as supreme leader, but comes off a tad after the Financial Times reported about talks on a possible coordinated release of reserves.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Sure, there’s the intimation of a world gone to pieces, whether from a quantum apocalypse or an ecological catastrophe; there’s the presentation of a modern self, stripped of its qualities and evacuated of purpose.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The intimation of topography is confirmed by the label: Ngayartu Kujarra is the Punmu name for a seasonal salt lake also known as Lake Dora.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
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