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lore

[lawr, lohr] / lɔr, loʊr /


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With a roster of A-list session warriors, including drummers Matt Chamberlain and Jay Bellerose, their backing band and orchestra lend a grandeur to the LP that finally matched their aesthetic ambitions and gothic lore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

According to company lore, a retired Swiss triathlete and Ironman champion named Olivier Bernhard couldn’t find a running shoe that met his needs, so he made one himself with a garden hose, scissors and glue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Unless you’re into feminist history, this is probably the first time you’re hearing those names; it’s definitely not well-known lore.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the remaining lore, myths recur of episodes of runaway planetary temperature changes, hot and cold, as well as a series of volcanic blasts that changed the globe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

For it is said in old lore: The hands of the king are the hands of a healer.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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