folklore
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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
Just over a three-hour drive south, skirting the Rhine until you hit the Swiss border, heading into an Alpine gateway towards the turquoise waters of Lake Thun, footballing folklore is being scribed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 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
Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing folklore
Literary Genres - Introductory
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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