word/rumor has it

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: the information or story that is going around is
Word has it that the neighbors are moving next month.

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Little is actually known about this settlement, though rumor has it that no one comes back from there. Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025 And rumor has it that a certain song sung by Adele (but, as JKBX makes clear in its public-listing commitment to transparency, written by Ryan Tedder) is up for grabs at $3.67 per share. Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025 In nearby Quincy, where data centers started going up about 15 years ago for the internet boom that came before today’s A.I. boom, rumor has it that a local farmer sold his land for a data center and bought three Porsches — one red, one white, one blue. Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Though this bottling is one-and-done (and the exact number of bottles available isn’t being disclosed), word has it that there are more old Old Grand-Dads in the offing. Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for word/rumor has it

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