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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rumour .
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Examples
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It's time to catch up with the latest rumours from the County Halls.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Despite what Slashdot might imply, I don't think it's possible to maintain rumours for very long in Free Software land.
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Now, let me turn to the scheme which I propose to put before you this afternoon, but first I should like very briefly to brush away certain rumours which have no basis in fact, and the removal of which may, I think, clear the way to a more distinct understanding of Lord Grey's proposal.
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We, therefore, hear with alarm certain rumours that are now abroad among us, and to which I need not refer specifically, as to what the intentions of our Canadian Government are in regard to this coming Imperial gathering.
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Thus, as was inevitable, my lord Duke heard all the rumours from the English capital in one form or another.
His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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It is often said there is no smoke without fire, and we fear there must have been some truth in rumours which were the common talk of the country.
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The war news, which consists mostly of rumours, is confused, and in many cases contradictory.
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Certain rumours which were afloat no doubt facilitated and expedited this progress of things.
The Old Helmet 1864
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By the information received, which is not very definite, dealing largely in rumours, we learn that the relative positions of the belligerents are practically unchanged.
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He has boasted that he knew about phone-hacking well before the scandal broke, but subsequently said he was referring to rumours.
Reuters: Top News 2012
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