idle rumor

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Nothing so shameful as this has ever come before, nothing that cuts so deep, nothing that has dragged France so low; therefore there is hope that this tale is but another idle rumor.

From Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 by Twain, Mark

"But it is impossible," he added, more calmly; "it is a lie, a mere idle rumor."

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

That is an idle rumor," said he; "two days ago they were still in Frankfort.

From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Even idle rumor, so usually unjust, did him no wrong.

From The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

I trust you are making them upon some better grounds than mere personal prejudice or idle rumor, if you expect me to believe them.

From Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 by Various