hearsay
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Details of residents’ deaths were, in many cases, pieced together from hearsay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Two versions of Swift emerge from the mostly ungenerous hearsay about what happened at MSG that day, both building on longstanding narratives.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Any freshman police officer would know this vague, uncorroborated, double hearsay would never be enough to obtain a warrant to conduct a search or take custody of anyone.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Donald’s wife, Erica, can still toss a wet blanket on fiery hearsay by posting a few well-chosen words on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Certainly they would not have wanted Gregor to starve to death, but perhaps they could not have endured finding out what he ate other than by hearsay.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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