rumor
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The move is likely a case of “buy on the rumor, sell on the news,” according to Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The rumor among her people is that Mary has been cursed with this malign power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
If the internet rumor mill is to be believed, there’s no way that 20-year-old Kane Parsons actually directed his captivating debut feature, “Backrooms.”
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Among the names the rumor mill has coalesced around at one time or another are Idris Elba, Tom Holland, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
This was how we’d heard the encouraging rumor.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
During a 2023 appearance on the “Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast,” Trujillo called the rumors “pretty ridiculous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
But voice notes broadcast over WhatsApp add a new dimension to the problem, supercharging rumors and falsehoods and spreading them to people who might not competently read or write, if they are literate at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“The rumors are completely false,” Lucid said in a statement Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The company is undergoing major restructuring, with rumors that future consoles may simply be PC-like devices that launch Steam.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Even those tales of razors in Halloween candy are just urban rumors.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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