(n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety.
(n.) A current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified.
(n.) A prolonged, indistinct noise.
(v. t.) To report by rumor; to tell.
Example Sentences:
(1) He says he won't respond to the latest ridiculous rumor of Republican action.
(2) Are the annual Bob Dylan rumors flying around again?
(3) The analyses confirm that rumor involvement decreases the probability of current or future pill use by previous users and by those who have never used it.
(4) Some say the recent rush for rhino horn emanates from Vietnam, where, a few years ago, rumors circulated that a prominent politician had been cured of cancer by consuming it.
(5) Despite rumors to the contrary and theoretical problems with dehydrated cervical mucus, women with mild CF have little difficulty conceiving.
(6) Needless to say, it would be a huge blow to the Heat if James took his talents anywhere else, particularly if there is any truth in the rumors that Bosh will head elsewhere, possibly to the Houston Rockets , if Miami fails to re-sign James.
(7) Rumors that the US embassy in Sana’a would be evacuated have swirled for over a week.
(8) Let's say the rumors are right — and I believe they are — that the next-generation iPhone's CPU will be running at 600 MHz.
(9) Here’s a sex freak father, hanging around with whores and massage parlors and swinging and all that,” he said, of the rumors that spread about him.
(10) That kind of Kremlinology is nothing new – once upon a time, when Alan Greenspan was spotted sneezing in the morning, rumors he had died would be rippling through trading desks by mid-afternoon, sending the bond market into a tailspin.
(11) Correct the Record CEO David Brock has also publicly offered to pay for the legal fees and potential $5m penalty for anyone who leaks the rumored Apprentice videos.
(12) • Rumors swirled of a Republican proposal taking shape that would clean up the shutdown, the debt ceiling, the sequester, and the debate over taxes and entitlements in one fell swoop.
(13) We must do what is necessary to eliminate Isis, protect the innocent, and keep Americans safe,” said Representative Mike Pompeo, a Kansas Republican on the intelligence committee rumored to seek the chairmanship, an influential foreign-policy position.
(14) Ballmer's bid is rumored to be in the $2bn range, which would mean the Clippers – yes, the Clippers of all teams – had sold for more money than any other franchise in NBA history.
(15) Seven tumors had in addition tall finger-shaped protrusions and two rumors crater-like formations covered by irregular microvilli.
(16) Rumors have circulated for weeks as to the real name and background of the jihadi, whose identity is the subject of intense interest from British security officials.
(17) Romney has been looking and sounding like Vlad the Impaler for so long that all he had to do to exceed expectations was show up acting like someone who doesn't sleep in a crypt; strike a pose from the Ronald Reagan Compassionate Conservative playbook; spit out a few numbers; and seem puzzled by all of those, er, rumors about his plans to cut taxes for the rich and roll the rest of us back to serfdom.
(18) Congruent with previous research on hearing populations, deaf participants who were more anxious knew more rumors than did less anxious deaf participants.
(19) There's an "obvious" solution: Our old friend, the rumored 7" tablet (measured on the diagonal).
(20) The rumors about Clinton’s health appear to stem from a 2012 incident when she sustained a head injury from a fall that was attributed to a stomach virus.
Statement
Definition:
(n.) The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
(n.) That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(2) Of course the job is not done and we will continue to remain vigilant to all risks, particularly when the global economic situation is so uncertain,” the chancellor said in a statement.
(3) A statement from the company said it had assigned all its assets for the benefit of creditors, in accordance with Massachusetts' law.
(4) As May delivered her statement in the chamber, police helicopters hovered overhead and a police cordon remained in place around Westminster, but MPs from across the political spectrum were determined to show that they were continuing with business as usual.
(5) So too his statement that "in Zulu culture you cannot leave a woman if she is ready.
(6) We are pleased to see the process moving forward and look forward to its resolution,” a Target spokeswoman, Molly Snyder, said in an emailed statement.
(7) 12pm, Channel 4 press office: "I refer you to the statement put out last night."
(8) In conjunction with the development of a computerized goal-oriented record system at Forest Hospital Des Plaines, Illinois, research staff developed a psychiatric goal list from goal statements most frequently used at the hospital.
(9) Local and international media and watchdog organisations such as the World Association of Newspapers , Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have issued statements strongly condemning the prison sentence.
(10) Whilst we deeply regret all these incidents and acknowledge that the care of these patients could have been better, this is a relatively low number of incidents for a hospital of this size,” it said in a statement.
(11) In a statement the Los Angeles County department of public health said: "Though legionella bacteria was identified in a water sample taken from the Playboy Mansion, this bacteria has not been determined as the source of the respiratory outbreak.
(12) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
(13) Pressure test and impact test are leading to different strength statements.
(14) • Written, oral and video statements of self-incrimination and self-renunciation by the detainees, apparently induced by the authorities, have been released through official media channels (for example, lawyer Zhang Kai was induced to make such a statement, which he later retracted).
(15) However, financial markets seem unconcerned: 10-year gilts have rallied since the statement.
(16) A statement from the club read: "Everybody at Sheffield United is extremely shocked and saddened to learn of the death of former player and manager Gary Speed.
(17) I suppose he’ll have to go to QPR.” Lampard released a statement confirming his departure from Chelsea that read: “When I arrived at this fantastic club 13 years ago I would never have believed that I would be fortunate enough to play so many games and enjoy sharing in so much success.
(18) The report says this tactic has helped the west uncover at least one of Iran's secret nuclear sites and, according to official statements by the Iranians, has caused enrichment centrifuges to break.
(19) Their only clues were two statements involving contrasting mental terms, with each statement referring to one of the possible hiding places.
(20) According to Israeli media reports, the US statement had caused "senior officials in Jerusalem to tear out their hair".