rumor
Example Sentences
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A Nixon energy advisor had to try to quash the “great myth” rumor that gas would hit — gasp — a dollar a gallon.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“I think people were buying the rumor, selling the fact,” said Neal Dingmann, an analyst at William Blair.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Though both have denied it, the rumor gained strength and credibility last year as Lewandowski was repeatedly photographed coming and going from Noem’s D.C. apartment.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
And when a false-but-deliciously-bizarre rumor spread on TikTok that the U.K. rapper EsDeeKid was actually the actor Timothée Chalamet in a balaclava, it brought the artist a new group of giddy fans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year—the days when summer is changing into fall—the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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