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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Recent Examples on the Web Despite its glittering celebrity connections — rumor has it that Marilyn Monroe might have visited with a famous holder of high office — the hotel failed and became an office complex in the mid-1960s. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024 Because Denmark’s long-reigning Queen Margrethe just made a historic announcement, and rumor has it there’s a scandalous reason why. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2024 Plus, rumor has it the argument between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton started in the tavern here. Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023 As rumor has it, the movie’s original title was The Babysitter Murders. Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023 Some of that condensation will likely be due to the elimination of costume and set changes, as word has it that no songs have been cut from the setlist for the film. Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023 However, the couple quickly moved out of Calabasas—rumor has it that the couple thought their new digs were too big—and back to Thousand Oaks. House Beautiful, 25 Aug. 2023 For dessert, make sure to stop at Purity Ice Cream, where, rumor has it, the ice cream sundae was invented. Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023 Shipwreck Bar’s mai tai is named for the resort’s OG bartender, Conrad, and rumor has it, the nearly lethal original recipe had seven-and-a-half ounces of booze. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023

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