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

This year, Apple is rumored to be developing a foldable phone.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 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

It is rumored to be talking with Washington about a deal that would exchange political concessions for aid to the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“My father spent his boyhood here,” he went on, “before the new palace was built. He says there’s a secret passage somewhere. It’s rumored to start in one of the rooms on this story.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine