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The Patriot-News's opinion editor, John Micek, told the Guardian: "Our panning of the Gettysburg Address has long been a part of the Patriot-News lore and always a bit of a nettle in our side, given our proximity to Gettysburg [about 30 miles away] and the huge place the battle has in the region's history.
The language of clothes is carefully coded as a result of thousands of years of social, cultural and religious lore , and the unspoken rituals that dictate what we choose to wear.
If you're going to be down with the kids, ask one of your own to give you a basic primer in internet lore.
Tribal allegiance – tribal lore – can blind you to obvious facts.
Few actors are better versed in Ghost Train lore than Holland, who has appeared in four different productions, and worked alongside Arnold Ridley in a stage version of Dad's Army.
Missouri lore has it that in 1899, the state's congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver averred in a speech, "Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me.
There is another, darker reason it endures in film lore.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has filed lawsuits against banks for allegedly selling risky home loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without proper disclosure.In this section Law and disorder Precious relic Don't call me junk Time for a rethink Monte to climb The lore of ore Concrete gains ReprintsOther departments with nominally different patches participate in prosecutions, too.
The committee, headed by a Kadima member, proposed strictly limited exemptions for outstanding students of the Talmud, Judaism's ancient body of law and lore , in yeshivas.
On his last ascent, bent double under his ropes at the age of almost 90, he conquered the mountain in four hours.Related items Mount Everest: Writers with altitudeMay 22nd 2003 Mountaineering lore : Rock facesJan 11th 2001Mr Inderbinen met life with the same equanimity as the mountains, his dry wit punctuating his monumental energy.
Through his untiring exertions, he managed to furnish enough game to keep the family in food, although he was not a first-rate hunter, his lore of books having early overcome the fondness and enthusiasm with which he had at first adopted the rifle".A second expedition to New Orleans led to his entering as clerk in a shop and mill at New Salem, Illinois.
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The word "lore" functions primarily as a noun , referring to a body of knowledge and traditions, often relating to a particular subject or culture. Ludwig AI confirms this usage across various examples.
Expression frequency: Very common
