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Recent Examples of morality playThe Colbert-Talarico controversy became a convenient morality play.—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 But culture wars tend to reduce every conflict to a simple morality play, as Hlavacik repeatedly shows.—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 Treat the Rio Grande dispute as a morality play and tariffs feel satisfying.—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 Without being explicit about it, Panahi has crafted a morality play.—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for morality play
But the urgency here is rooted in a founding mythology that insists every individual has the authority to define themselves.
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MONICA LEWINSKY,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
The plot, omnipresent in the mythology of chasing, hinges on the idea of getting dangerously close to a storm to get data that could help create a better warning system and save lives.
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Emily Holshouser
May 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Some believe Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird because the eagle steals food from other birds, but Kochersperger said that’s a myth.
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Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Like so many historical myths, this swashbuckling tale of pirates, court accusations, and gossip, which frames the rags-to-riches emergence of this American family, is rife with historical fiction.