rumor

Example Sentences

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“That’s a rumor going around,” Cook says during a Good Morning America interview, noting he loves his work and colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

Though both have denied it, the rumor gained strength and credibility last year as Lewandowski was repeatedly photographed coming and going from Noem’s D.C. apartment.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“Start your own rumor mill of positive news.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The rumor of Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings first became public in 1802, when journalist James T. Callender published the charge.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis