grapevine
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"Online patient communities work a lot like a neighborhood grapevine," says Ungar.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Some reporters have gotten Trump’s digits through the grapevine or from colleagues; at least one simply asked him.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
Bill Musgrave, then the Golden Bears’ offensive coordinator, had heard about Mendoza through the coaching grapevine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
What can be said is that the F1 grapevine suggests Mercedes have a small advantage over the other manufacturers on their internal combustion engine performance for 2026 so far.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
“If you fellas don’t mind, 1 think I’ll just ask around a bit and see what comes home on the grapevine before 1 move on anybody,” Bernabe said.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Just 50 miles from the thriving Somerset grapevines, Phil Collins shows me a much sadder sight.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I think this decline is very regrettable," Tariq Lenny Bas, who grew up among the grapevines of western Austria, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The same invasive insect was found to have infested grapevines sold at select Northern California Costco warehouses earlier this year, also triggering a major response to try to limit the insect’s impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“It’s much faster to do, and makes a lot more sense, when you have an entire crew,” he admitted before discussing the tractors, the road trips and the grapevines that keep him grounded.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Sometimes she stumbled over old grapevines, gnarled and twisted, thick as a man’s wrist, or became entangled in the tough, sinewy vine of the honeysuckle.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
