rumored

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The deal, rumored to be mostly stock, could also still fall apart, the newspaper reported.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Brown, who has been rumored to be on the trading block.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Lady Gaga and Doechii collaborated on a song for the film’s soundtrack, with more Gaga music and a cameo appearance rumored to be on the way.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

But Úrsula did not bother to dig it up because it was rumored in those days that Colonel Aureliano Buendía had been killed in a landing near the provincial capital.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez