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Examples
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His extended absence has sent Venezuela's rumour-mill into over drive.
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For seven months the Merseyside rumour-mill has been awash with tales of the 31-year-old's premature demise through injury then illness and his first start since March silenced those whispers in typically authoritative fashion.
Liverpool lifted by Steven Gerrard's display against Manchester United 2011
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His extended absence has sent Venezuela's rumour-mill into over drive.
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The Westminster rumour-mill is buzzing about who will be the next in the expenses firing line and whether anyone will attempt a pre-emptive defence.
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The Westminster rumour-mill is buzzing about who will be the next in the expenses firing line and whether anyone will attempt a pre-emptive defence.
Until all the expenses are out, it will be the only story in town 2009
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Never one to stoke the fires of the rumour-mill, I nevertheless feel compelled to report comments made recently by Powers on the Yahoo Groups Tim Powers Forum.
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Never one to stoke the fires of the rumour-mill, I nevertheless feel compelled to report comments made recently by Powers on the Yahoo Groups Tim Powers Forum.
The Works of Tim Powers » New Novel to be a Sequel to The Stress of Her Regard? 2007
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Among the assumptions feeding the rumour-mill is the chauvinistic attitude that female citizens who occupy these posts do so as a result of favours extended to men in senior positions.
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But with a flourish worthy of Asterix, Uderzo refused to name his successor, setting the Parisian rumour-mill into overdrive.
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But with a flourish worthy of Asterix, Uderzo refused to name his successor, setting the Parisian rumour-mill into overdrive.
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