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Examples
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In this case, he suggested, the viral rumor-mongering about a Roman quake may reflect a lack of trust Italians feel toward their government.
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Their personal reasons aside, they want to avoid the rumor-mongering in the press about them living apart, Talbert says.
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Now you could dismiss this as "silly season" rumor-mongering, because Dougherty ran as a Democrat and Brewer is a Republican.
Francine Hardaway: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Too Sick to Complete a Second Term? Francine Hardaway 2010
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Critical reports from short sellers, who benefit when stocks' prices decline, are "akin to rumor-mongering," says Perrie Weiner , an attorney who has represented U.S.-listed Chinese companies in shareholder lawsuits and SEC investigations.
Big Funds See Red in China Steve Eder 2011
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People should be calm, refrain from rumor-mongering.
Indian Officials Blame 'Terrorists' for Deadly Mumbai Blasts 2011
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According to a report from Media Matters, Mr. Dobbs 'efforts to keep raising questions about the president's legitimacy took the movement out from the shadows of right-wing chain e-mails and rumor-mongering onto the cable systems of America where everybody could see what a steaming pile of bullshit it was.
That Settles That 2009
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Indeed he also suggested that “this is the problem with endless rumor-mongering and speculation …” “… issues none of us are qualified to comment on”. (in relation to internet comments by the online wine community)
Wallace: “Broadbent has chosen to blame the messenger” | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Posting this without fact checking is the kind of rumor-mongering one expects from FOX News.
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So thanks, Andrew, for pointing that out, and bad me for rumor-mongering.
Warner Movie DVDs Will All Have Blu-Ray » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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Critical reports from short sellers, who benefit when stocks' prices decline, are "akin to rumor-mongering," says Perrie Weiner , an attorney who has represented U.S.-listed Chinese companies in shareholder lawsuits and SEC investigations.
Big Funds See Red in China Steve Eder 2011
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