31.   Rumor has already spread that Agnes, though still a virgin, leans the lesbian way.

32.   Rumor spread that he had been killed.

33.   Rumors immediately spread that Mathis would develop his talents overseas.

34.   Rumors spread at a fever pitch.

35.   Rumors spread of foreign children being abducted.

36.   Rumors spread that NiSweeney was shot by a police officer.

37.   Rumors spread that Sinn Fein would walk out.

38.   Rumors spread through the crowd at the blocked intersection.

39.   Rumors spread for days.

40.   Rumors spread like brush fires.