word on the street
idiom
: what people are saying
Word on the street is that the company is going out of business.
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Deadline talked to Bryant for the latest word on the street on her friendship with Karen Huger and her new dating reality series.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The word on the street is that the drugs in the neighborhood are dirty.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Now word on the street has it that A-list couple David and Victoria Beckham are spreading their real estate wings over to the South Florida coast, having doled out $80 million for an all-new modern mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay on Miami Beach’s exclusive North Bay Road.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
And word on the street is that the Irish bartending communities have embraced this potent liquor with open arms, with bottles of poitín lining the shelves and delicious cocktails with poitín bases on their menus.
—Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The new season will premiere Oct. 2, and word on the street is that the cast visits local spots like Urban Roast.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Meta Whatever the benchmarks, early word on the street (after the model leaked on 4chan yesterday) seems to match the claim that 405B is roughly equivalent to GPT-4.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
The word on the street, or at least in the yachting community, is that the hardy-looking vessel was commissioned by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Some found out while checking the mail and others found out from word on the street.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The word on the street is that the drugs in the neighborhood are dirty.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Now word on the street has it that A-list couple David and Victoria Beckham are spreading their real estate wings over to the South Florida coast, having doled out $80 million for an all-new modern mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay on Miami Beach’s exclusive North Bay Road.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
And word on the street is that the Irish bartending communities have embraced this potent liquor with open arms, with bottles of poitín lining the shelves and delicious cocktails with poitín bases on their menus.
—Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The new season will premiere Oct. 2, and word on the street is that the cast visits local spots like Urban Roast.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
Meta Whatever the benchmarks, early word on the street (after the model leaked on 4chan yesterday) seems to match the claim that 405B is roughly equivalent to GPT-4.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024
The word on the street, or at least in the yachting community, is that the hardy-looking vessel was commissioned by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
Some found out while checking the mail and others found out from word on the street.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Word on the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word%20on%20the%20street. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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