31.   In a recent interview, Ms. Hernandez denied she was a lesbian and denounced those who had spread such rumors, as she has in previous news conferences.

32.   In one passage, Tenamaxtli schemes to spread a rumor of rich cities lying to the north of Mexico.

33.   In this case, nasty rumors were spread via instant messages and e-mail.

34.   Lack of information encourages people to spread rumors, Topchik said.

35.   Managerial rumors were being spread like cold-virus germs.

36.   On the other hand, if the credit bureaus are spreading false rumors about you, you can take steps to have the negative items removed.

37.   One day a rumor was spread.

38.   Others see him as a pawn of stock traders hungry to spread rumors so they can profit from price boosts and declines.

39.   One of the girls spreads a rumor that Carrie has slept around.

40.   Perhaps spreading rumors he had an affair with a pot-smoking member of the Log Cabin Republicans.