rumor

Example Sentences

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“That’s a rumor going around,” Cook says during a Good Morning America interview, noting he loves his work and colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Online fanatics of true crime have parsed through information about the Nancy Guthrie case, filling in the limited details with rumor, innuendo and conspiracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 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

Anya knew only what the village rumor mill had churned out.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack