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rumor

[roo-mer] / ˈru mər /




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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I think people were buying the rumor, selling the fact,” said Neal Dingmann, an analyst at William Blair.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Though both have denied it, the rumor gained strength and credibility last year as Lewandowski was repeatedly photographed coming and going from Noem’s D.C. apartment.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

The rumor persisted: Jayson Tatum would play basketball for the Boston Celtics Sunday night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But there were not many black people visible on this day and Paradise had the look of a town desolated by plague or the rumor of plague.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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