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rumor

[roo-mer] / ˈru mər /




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A spokesperson for the union said Raman’s allegation was “untrue”; Bass’ campaign also said it had nothing to do with the Gascón rumor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

His “viral hospital rumor has been debunked,” the account wrote in a post accompanying an article about the debunking.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ahead of the first-round vote earlier this month, Bolsonaro fiercely denied a rumor that he planned to demote Brazil's beloved patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, if elected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

“It’s led to a rumor mill that something nefarious was done.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not even when behind his back all his neighbors spread the terrible rumor that anyone with even one droplet of Wispy Whiskers’ blood was forever cursed by the gods.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, denied rumors that he had been secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility, calling it "the craziest thing I've ever heard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

‘DWTS’ pro Witney Carson took to social media following Week 3 of Season 35 to address rumors that she wished to be voted off alongside celebrity partner Guillermo Rodriguez because of her pregnancy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Holland and Zendaya first met when they were cast alongside each other in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” and rumors soon began to surface that their on-screen romance may have turned into a real-life love.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the wake of the tragedy, rumors of sabotage were rampant: Some persist to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Within a few weeks, those rumors found their way into the newspapers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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