anecdotal story

collocation in English

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anecdotal
adjective
uk
/ˌæn.ɪkˈdəʊ.təl/us
/ˌæn.ɪkˈdoʊ.t̬əl/
Anecdotal information is not based on facts or ...
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story
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɔː.ri/us
/ˈstɔːr.i/
a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series ...
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(Definition ofanecdotalandstoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In ananecdotalstorythe bank's first property to use as collateral on a loan happened to be a donkey.
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One problem for the reader is that the book exhibits mood swings from anecdotal stories.
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Are there general lessons that can be learnt from these case studies, or are they just anecdotal stories?
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I could repeat many such anecdotal stories of available money that does not get to the place where it counts.
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I know that those are anecdotal stories.
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The world abounds with anecdotal stories.
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Anecdotal stories tell successes; however, analysis of avalanche motion and physics dispute swimming as a successful tactic.
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There are many anecdotal stories about him that relate to this moral equation, see for example the following references.
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It contains the anecdotal stories of the local warlords.
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Long added first-hand narratives about his life on the high desert using humorous anecdotal stories.
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Stein nonchalantly recalls anecdotes she deems relevant to the topic at hand, each bringing reference to other anecdotal stories having a purpose and place within the progression of the novel.
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The usual method was anecdotal stories.
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As these anecdotal stories held underlying, rather than explicit, social critiques, readers were persuaded, not coerced, into freely electing these standards of taste and behaviour as their own.
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