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as in hearsay
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Recent Examples of urban legend
The urban legend has been that the uproar among local architects led the developers of the new building on the site to hire a firm from Houston, at a time when almost every downtown building was designed by a Chicago firm.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The weight of capturing this dance — this sort of urban legend that had happened only a few times — was great.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This tension over competing visions of womanhood fueled the kinds of collective anxieties that manifest in modern folklore and urban legends.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
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Discussion of real tension quickly turned to hearsay molded by racist tropes.—
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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.—
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Image As for other noise, sports-watching venues across Canada were raucous.—
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Critical Thinking In a world awash with data, the ability to discern signals from noise is invaluable.—
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Justin Bieber's rep has shut down the rumors that the pop star is unwell.—
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While Survivor is just one day away from the premiere of its 48th season (tune into CBS Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 8/7c for the two-hour premiere), casting rumors have long been swirling online for a season that hasn’t even filmed yet… rumors that involve famous country singer Dierks Bentley.—
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There are no credible news reports of Warren making such a statement, nor does anything similar appear on Warren’s website or social media accounts.—
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The Hang Seng tech index, which had jumped over 5% Friday on media reports of the meeting, widened losses to drop over 2% following the meeting.—
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Pair with a beef stew or with a vegetarian dish that includes bulgur, soy and cheddar.—
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Food is inspired by cuisine from multiple Italian regions, from homemade pasta dishes to branzino served with Sicilian salmoriglio sauce.—
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But his real father is rumored to be the evil and presumably dead Voldemort — a piece of malicious gossip that only damages the kid’s reputation more.—
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Good news!—
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Speculation is rife on whether the US-Russia talks could yield a softening of sanctions, but no concrete proposals have yet been made.—
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Russian state media responded positively to the talks and changing tide in Russia-U.S. relations, as did senior officials in Moscow who are part of Putin’s loyal inner circle.—
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No intimation that the doctor was directly implicated had been received prior to the startling announcement of the acting coroner, Justice G. W. Smith. ...—
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For all its multinational sprawl and intimations of high peril, the film is ultimately a two-person drama about a daughter (Phoebe Dynevor) finding out who her long-absent father (Rhys Ifans) really is.—
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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