folklore
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"The recording demonstrates how voice and performance can transform an everyday news event into a lasting piece of cultural folklore," it wrote.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
We're into real 'the streets will never forget' territory now, pure 'Barclays' if you will, those nostalgia-craved minds have forged into folklore.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Historically known as 'an Gabhar Fiáin' -- the wild goat -- the Old Irish Goat occupies a unique place in Irish folklore.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Others describe money hidden in ceilings, toilet tanks and even household appliances, part of a folklore of concealment born of repeated financial trauma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Variations of this theory appear in medieval myths and folklore.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Literary Genres - Introductory
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