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as in science
a body of facts learned by study or experience the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
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as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Recent Examples of lore While the quaint motor-style lodge has since been revamped, its restaurant, known for their hush puppies, is still a great place to revel in Texas lore. —
Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 The James clan has the chance to add another chapter to its family lore this month, thanks to Bronny's growth into a player that all of the Los Angeles Lakers can trust. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Now, that’s simply part of Lorne’s lore. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 According to Harley-Davidson lore, both men saw a vaudeville show where a tricycle was propelled across the state by a single cylinder engine. —Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lore
Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026 The James clan has the chance to add another chapter to its family lore this month, thanks to Bronny's growth into a player that all of the Los Angeles Lakers can trust. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Now, that’s simply part of Lorne’s lore. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 According to Harley-Davidson lore, both men saw a vaudeville show where a tricycle was propelled across the state by a single cylinder engine. —Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lore
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Gigi Hadid speaks onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in the sciences, in Santa Monica, California, on April 18.— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The letter Martha received about building on this study set in motion a series of spectacular events that advance her original science and show how science works when a 12-year-old boy is the one doing it.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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There seems to be a desire to say something about the greed and corruption at the heart of American western mythology this season.— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Piercing the Stones mythology Spitz’s deep reporting often pierces the mythology surrounding the band.— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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In classical Athens the playwright Aristophanes attacked purveyors of knowledge for being intellectually untrustworthy, essentially deceitful.— Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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In response, much of the conversation about education has focused on skills, knowledge, and innovation.— Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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It’s called ‘Spiral’ and it’s set in 1980s Ireland and dripping in folklore, repression and the strangeness of the Irish countryside.— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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By Julie Beck Children have a folklore all their own, and the games, rhymes, trends, and legends that catch on spread to many kids across time and space.— Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
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But a subversive tradition took hold in the early nineteen-seventies, coinciding with the heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons and children’s educational television.— Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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By tradition, the secretary-general rotates by region.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/lore. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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