myth

The idea that homeownership is somehow a necessity, an essential step to building wealth, is mostly a myth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

That is what steadies me and breaks me in the same breath, that a land this rich in what it gives, in shade and figs and refuge and myth, keeps burning while the world half-watches.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Miller-Moreno saga is a textbook example of how this promise of patriarchal protection is a myth.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

McNish says virginity is a man-made myth created by those in power, in times that "also spoke positively of slavery and stoning".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

The story of my dad—who for one day became the king of White Water Rapids—was just another myth in the making.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Or did they fall prey to the old myths of its transcendency?

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

There is a timelessness to Mitchell’s work, thanks in large part to the ancient source material, the myths of Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades and Persephone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

It recounts the titular hero's 10-year quest to return home from war and includes some of the most famous Ancient Greek myths, including one-eyed monster Cyclops and the Sirens.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Like other national myths, this is all a mix of lies, truths and distortions of reality — and ideals and aspirations.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

“In the myths, Tano was always rebellious,” Autumn signs to me, her fingers barely in view.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer