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Recent Examples of canard Best, a University of Delaware professor — known for debunking the razor-blades-in-the-apples canard every Halloween since 1985 — spotted the telltale urban myth giveaways immediately. Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024 After the Russian empire claimed Ukrainian territory from a partitioned Poland, its scholars invented a convenient story of how the two lands were one, a canard that Putin recycled in his essay last year. Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 Myths and canards about Social Security and its supposed fiscal troubles have steadily proliferated over the years. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 This is another quacking canard from the Simpson duck pond. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for canard 
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Noun
  • Not long ago, Mallaby recommended to us a few of the best books about such tales.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The tale of that match has been told a few times in the quarter-century since.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This story has been updated with additional information, context, and statements.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Recent whispers from Washington suggest that tariffs are unlikely to be broad.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Veteran journalist Kim Osorio appears in the doc and says that there were whispers that Porter was a victim of Combs’ abuse, and an attorney for a client who sued Combs says her client witnessed acts of violence against Porter.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Canard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canard. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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