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Dr David Elliman, a consultant in community child health at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, said RFK Jr has perpetuated myths around vaccination with “an utter disregard for the evidence”.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

But a 1995 Times article detailed a recent review of the evidence from that day, and found little indication that it occurred as the tale has perpetuated, calling it “the baseball legend that won’t die.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

Not only did the pandemic disrupt many normal transitions from childhood to young adulthood but also uncertainty about what the future holds has perpetuated a sense of powerlessness as well as grief over lost youth.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

Cohen says the Journal has perpetuated “a false narrative for over a year.”

From Washington Times • May 3, 2018

Drayton, who, at a later day, joined in several dramas, has perpetuated this rejoicing of the poet, which he himself had experienced in that small world “the proud round” of the Globe Theatre.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac