Word: hearsay
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...purpose of this course is to provide an opportunity for the general public to become better educated in medical knowledge, at present the average person gains most of his medical knowledge from hearsay. These lectures will enable everyone to approach an authoritative viewpoint on vital aspects of this science...
Stark Young is only 45, so that only by hearsay could he have known these relatives of his at "Heaven Trees" before the Civil War. But his keen understanding and prodigious talent for transcribing subtle values have made of them, with no particular plot or thesis, as wholly real and charming a group of personalities as you are likely to meet in many a year...
...said his knowledge of the Shenandoah disaster was "based on hearsay, general knowledge of the weather and my experiences." He had never been aboard the Shenandoah, had however seen her in the distance, had studied dirigibles here and abroad. He said that what he meant when he said that the survivors were muzzled was that "psychologically they were afraid to talk." He said that he knew that the Shenandoah was overweight because her cruising range was reduced. Little more. He was excused...
...tactics show a thorough and careful study of the best methods in the country today which, of course, does not exclude the Haughton system itself. I say "undoubtedly" for, in so far as the Notre Dame and other well-known attacks are concerned, I speak very largely from hearsay. But I do know that the Harvard coaching staff has for some time been studying various successful systems of play and it is safe to say that what we saw at the Stadium on Saturday was not an exact reproduction of the offence or defence of any other system...
...That I might not be accused of speaking from mere hearsay, I selected some well-posted young men to accompany me, and went incognito upon a round of investigation of the dance halls...