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Recent Examples of canard Best, a University of Delaware professor — known for debunking the razor-blades-in-the-apples canard every Halloween since 1985 — spotted the telltale urban myth giveaways immediately. Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024 After the Russian empire claimed Ukrainian territory from a partitioned Poland, its scholars invented a convenient story of how the two lands were one, a canard that Putin recycled in his essay last year. Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 Myths and canards about Social Security and its supposed fiscal troubles have steadily proliferated over the years. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 This is another quacking canard from the Simpson duck pond. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for canard
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Noun
  • The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.
    KC Baker, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Canard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canard. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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