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

Even Scott Jennings, the foul-mouthed Kentuckian with a habit of picking Derby losers and rumored to occasionally sip Tennessee whiskey instead of Kentucky bourbon, has been caught trashing the president — off camera.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

This year, social-media sleuths have uncovered the latest launch: A Masters-themed mahjong set for a rumored $800.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But Úrsula did not bother to dig it up because it was rumored in those days that Colonel Aureliano Buendía had been killed in a landing near the provincial capital.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez