urban legend
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Renting a glitzy Manhattan apartment for half the market rate while raking in a six-figure salary is urban legend for most New Yorkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
But she garnered urban legend status for making the call to kill off one major and beloved character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
There’s a certain category of urban legend that only spreads via overworked, working-class uncles.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
“There’s an urban legend about that scoreboard, you know.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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