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hearsay

[heer-sey] / ˈhɪərˌseɪ /


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Donald’s wife, Erica, can still toss a wet blanket on fiery hearsay by posting a few well-chosen words on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He dismissed statements from prosecution witnesses as "assumption layered upon hearsay" and urged the judging panel to give them "negligible evidentiary weight".

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

In her submission, seen by Newyddion S4C, Llinos Griffin-Williams also challenged the credibility of accounts about her behaviour, one of which which she alleges may have been based on "hearsay".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

It will be fueled by correspondence, hearsay and accusations of the type that only law enforcement can compel and collect, and that are as a result usually kept private absent formal legal proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But it comes to me now as distant hearsay, which is a gift.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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