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morality play

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as in narrative

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Recent Examples of morality play McMahon likes to remind scolds that wrestling is a morality play. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, in deep-blue strongholds, law-abiding people and small shop owners keep getting treated like background characters in someone else’s morality play. — Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 And yet, many of us still see economic failure as a morality play. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 The Colbert-Talarico controversy became a convenient morality play. — Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morality play

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The comic was first published in the 1950s, but the emphasis on last-gasp winners and talismanic performances continued until the mid-1990s — with narratives that cascaded through English football culture in the decades in between.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
And yet, more often than not, modern-day biopic films are disappointments, inert movies that fall into the same narrative traps, leaving audiences cold.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026

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But its place in history has much more to do with mythology than elevation.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The Bhagat Singh project joins a Historyverse slate that already encompasses titles drawn from Indian mythology and history, including projects centered on Shivaji and Swami Samarth.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of mythology

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Drawing on lessons from a successful telecom infrastructure acquisition, this article explores three common myths founders should reconsider when preparing their businesses for a potential exit.

— Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The lunar program, for example, is named for the goddess Chang’e, described in a 4,000-year-old myth, who is celebrated each year at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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