rumor
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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
The stock market, however, is forward-looking; buy the rumor and sell the news, as the saying goes.
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
The rumor persisted: Jayson Tatum would play basketball for the Boston Celtics Sunday night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
This rumor often results in debates on methods of keeping hot food hot and cold food cold, which never come to any satisfying conclusions and tend to make the debaters rather hungry.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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