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Recent Examples of urban legend
The quartet of episodes released for the third mini-season ended with a banger, another blending of a classic urban legend with a modern issue.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—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
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—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
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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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Nearby homeowners balked at the prospect of noise and dust and warned that water contamination and more local traffic could also result.Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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While Vancouver’s form has listed, the noise around the club has hit a fever pitch over the past week.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bill Belichick hasn't even been the head coach of the University of North Carolina football program for a full month yet, and rumors are already swirling about a potential return to the .Noah Camras, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shortly afterward, rumors swirled that Jackman and Foster were involved together.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The sheriff's office said deputies responded to the 6300 block of Stoney River Drive on Friday following a report that a man was shooting at a family of six playing outside in the snow.Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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However, according to a new report, the latest version of the Google Photos Android app contains new code that will restore the ability to use Partner Sharing to share photos and videos stored in third-party apps.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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After a meal, researchers weigh each dish to see how much has been eaten.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Although a fairly simple dish on the surface, a pasta salad can very quickly become a mushy, bland mess.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Jenna Bush Hager is a good sport about her thirst traps going viral.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kids will hear whispers through the gossip network, or notice if a friend-of-a-friend has started to isolate.Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli official briefed on the talks confirmed the deal to NBC News.Natasha Turak,Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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The intimation: If there’s not a No. 1 seed to play for, Barkley ain’t playing.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 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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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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