lore
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But the lore of Musk is still rooted in an element of wonder.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Pretzel’s lore intensified amid the Siege of Vienna in 1529, when the Ottoman Empire attempted to capture the city by digging extensive lines of trenches.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
She recognized that, like her, he was born for the stage, and regaled him with stage lore that put the stardust in his eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Silicon Valley lore traces their first meeting back to 2012, in an encounter prompted by investor Geoff Ralston.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Of forest lore he had studied deeply, and Taran listened in wonder as Adaon told the ways and natures of woodland creatures, of bold badgers and cautious dormice and geese winging under the moon.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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Vocabulary lists containing lore
Vocabulary from an excerpt from "Confessions of a 30-Year-Old Gamer," by Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
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