rumor
Example Sentences
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But I wouldn’t put it past him to be on some Chaotic Good-type skulduggery spreading the rumor that he is bigger than streaming’s infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Among her friends there are whispers that she comes from European royalty, “a rumor Honor did nothing to dispel.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
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
But pretty soon someone'll start a rumor that you fancy one of them.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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