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Recent Examples of urban legend
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
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What Experts Say About Mucinex and Fertility It's all based on hearsay and there are no recent studies showing Mucinex can boost fertility, experts say.Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
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The evidence for the efficacy of most nootropic ingredients lies in a gray area somewhere between hearsay and the robust clinical trials used to approve pharmaceuticals.Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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The decoy did make a noticeable clicking noise when spinning.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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The footage shows a small door on the ceiling of a room opening and closing repeatedly, making a banging noise.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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But after conspiracy theories circulated online in March about Middleton’s whereabouts, the royal put the rumors to rest by revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer.TIME Staff, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Despite the possibility that he or one of his beloved teammates may get moved before the deadline, trade rumors aren’t really a topic of discussion among Terry and his teammates.Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year Regularly updating and patching vulnerabilities in a timely manner is a fundamental security practice, and ignoring this aspect can lead to exceptions in the audit report.Amir Tarighat, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite reports of both animals and people catching bird flu across the U.S., the risk to the public remains low, the Centers for Disease Control has said.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Available in either Premium Smoked Gouda or Premium White Cheddar and Black Pepper flavors, both dishes are made with gourmet shell pasta in delicious cheese sauce.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dish more synonymous with a destination than key lime pie in the Florida Keys.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Callas first met Onassis in 1957 at a party hosted by socialite and gossip columnist Elsa Maxwell.Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Vancouver, the world’s largest AI research conference, served as the backdrop for two thought-provoking talks by AI luminaries Jeff Dean of Google and Yann LeCun of Meta.Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In another nod to history, Wright-Patterson was home to the 1995 peace talks that resulted in the Dayton Peace Accords between Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which ended a three-and-half-year war in Bosnia.Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The movie also introduces us to the painful humiliation of Palestinians at the border crossing and gives intimations that Siham took this political situation to heart.Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2013
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Comedy blends with intimations of the darkest aspects of our natures, and of everyday life.New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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