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

OpenAI is rumored to be gearing up to go public later this year or early next, and was recently valued at $852 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

Among those is Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, and is rumored to be in line for a promotion to one of the department’s top jobs.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“I did suspect you carried this babe, for it was rumored among us. And I was jealous, for the sisters embraced you, while I have been friendless here.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein