myth
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In Maggie O’Farrell’s “Land,” an ecstatic father informs his son that “myth is fact and fact is myth, and both are embodied in the land itself.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
I, like many women, was raised on the myth of marriage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
While there is little doubt it was mined in India, its history thereafter is a mixture of myth and fact, with several countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan also laying claim to the gem.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
But a few years ago, I started to dismantle that myth — one “master chef” chicken at a time.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She told it to me like a legend or a myth.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing myth
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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