legend
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I’m never gonna give you the legend — I’m never gonna give you the key to the buried treasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The concept for “Backrooms” was born out of a type of internet legend known as a creepypasta.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
As the legend goes, tourists in Milan who grind their heels on the bull's testicles and spin in place three times are guaranteed good fortune and are destined to return.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The movie’s title and setting—an endless expanse of deserted, largely furniture-free office space bathed in sickly yellow—come from a crowd-sourced urban legend or “creepypasta” that spread online before the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
She told it to me like a legend or a myth.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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