rumor
Example Sentences
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While Super Micro dismissed the report as “rumors and speculation,” it said it was delaying the filing because it needed more time to evaluate its “internal controls over financial reporting.”
From Barron's
This may have been a classic “buy the rumor, sell the news” moment, as the price had doubled over the preceding days on media reports that rescheduling was imminent.
AT&T declined to comment on its plans, saying discussion of its potential departure was “based on rumors and speculation.”
Old rumors are cleared up along the way.
This is where the internet can frustrate me because something starts as a rumor and then goes around, then it’s fact.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
