rumor

Example Sentences

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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

The medical students were able to dispel rumors some women had heard: The test doesn’t damage breast tissue, nor do the X-rays increase cancer risk.

From Los Angeles Times

The rumor persisted: Jayson Tatum would play basketball for the Boston Celtics Sunday night.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two of the men on the interim council have been rumored as potential successors.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the rest of the morning, as rumors spread on social media that Khamenei was killed, the odds mainly kept going up.

From The Wall Street Journal