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• Paul Bunyan
  Paul Bunyan

  noun

  a legendary giant lumberjack, an American folk hero.
• Bunyan, Paul
  Bunyan, Paul

  A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada. He was accompanied by a blue ox named Babe. The stories about him resemble traditional tall tales. In one such story, the ten thousand lakes of Minnesota originated when Paul and Babe's footprints filled with water.

Paul Bunyan

American  

noun

1. a legendary giant lumberjack, an American folk hero.

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Bunyan, Paul Cultural  

1. A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada. He was accompanied by a blue ox named Babe. The stories about him resemble traditional tall tales. In one such story, the ten thousand lakes of Minnesota originated when Paul and Babe's footprints filled with water.

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Paul Bunyan

“We were very aggressive in trying to assist our members with access to the program,” said Gary Johnson, CEO of Paul Bunyan Communications, a Minnesota-based internet provider.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

His anti-arborism positions him in a great American tradition, as a mighty Paul Bunyan to Warnock’s Johnny Appleseed, a wily Once-ler to Warnock’s Lorax.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022

The book was “Ol’ Paul, the Mighty Logger,” by Glen Rounds, a collection of Paul Bunyan tall tales.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021

The character is not without precedent – you can find him foreshadowed in Paul Bunyan, John Henry, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Phantom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2021

It was like watching Paul Bunyan make out with one of those It's a Small World dolls.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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