Word: rumoring
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...escaping the site moments before the bombing. Iraqi opposition sources say he slipped out of the capital with at least one of his sons. Some speculated he may try to retreat to his hometown of Tikrit, to make a final stand among his kith and kin. But a persistent rumor in the Arab world suggested Saddam may have taken refuge in the Russian embassy, also in al-Mansour...
...finally ended up in Duhok, the biggest city in the region, and at the hotel I met other journalists who had been on their own searches - all futile. I can't say that we covered all the spots the Turks may be hidden, but the rumor mill in Kurdistan can report news faster than CNN. If there had been a Turkish incursion up the road, the people of Barmani, Amedi or Duhok would have heard about...
Want to start a rumor? Tap the guy next to you on the shoulder during warm-ups and whisper something about No. 21. It’ll go around the rink and come back to you in an hour...
Unionization! The word strikes fear into the hearts of administrators. Yet it seems doubtful that Harvard’s graduate students will ever unionize. Even though graduate study at Harvard hardly resembles the pedagogical ideal, it is not the bottom of the heap, either. Rumor has it that we are paid somewhat better than our peers at many other universities, and a little extra cash can go a long way to quelling discontent. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) administration has made great improvements in the financial packages awarded to incoming students, which also takes some...
...meet your husband? Rumor had it that a bright, slightly older unemployed Cornell dropout had entered my college social sphere. Word had it that he was mythologically attractive and heroic. Just my type. Fortunately my roommate knew him and introduced us and, lucky for him, he had wonderful and refined tastes in women. We connected. It was magical...