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Meanings of popular myth in English

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Usage of popular myth in English
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One popular myth is that alternate energy stocks gain as oil prices rise.
Reuters
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The hump, contrary to popular myth, is not full of water, she says.
Radio NZ
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The strengths myth: Contrary to popular myth, the best leaders don't overuse their strengths.
The Guardian
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It's a popular myth that gunpowder made armor obsolete; armor-makers just improved their product.
Wired
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Nor is Britain quite the industrial wasteland of popular myth.
The Guardian
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Who does not know the picturesque popular myth at this point of Cromwell's biography?
The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 / Narrated in Connexi...
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One popular myth is that cancer is caused by curses from ancestors and elders.
The Guardian
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Never before, according to popular myth that is, have UK house prices boomed without busting.
The Irish Times
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There's a popular myth that filing a car insurance claim makes your rate go up.
Reuters
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Oh, the establishment is talking about it all right, because it's such a popular myth.
The Guardian
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Contrary to popular myth, there is no red button.
Wired
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The first battle is to unpick the popular myth that bilingualism might damage children's brains.
The Guardian
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It is the great central popular myth of the world now, as we enter the 21st century.
The Irish Times
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This is a popular myth that has filled many a blank space for journalists over the years.
The Irish Times
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So the summer had passed; and Anaïtis travelled a great deal, being a popular myth in every land.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice
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The Battle of Kinsale probably didn't hinge on a new year's gift of whiskey, contrary to popular myth.
The Irish Times
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