canard
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In another song about the absurd reasons why they have been deemed unfit for society, the girls drag out that old canard: “Sane in an insane world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
This year, let’s agree to dispel the canard that “summer reading” or “beach books” are something frivolous or less important than the serious literature celebrated in austere outlets like the London Review of Books.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
La Tour d'Argent rose to fame in the 19th Century and gained notoriety for its signature duck dish, canard au sang, which translates to bloody duck and uses the bird's juices to make a sauce.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
“Write what you know” is splendid advice, but it can also perpetuate an unfortunate canard, namely that great literary accomplishment can be born only of direct, autobiographical experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
Well, it has been a social canard throughout, which I did not at first think worth contradicting.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence
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