1.   An executive of another team said Sunday that word was circulating along the baseball grapevine that Wren might soon be fired.

2.   And the unofficial word already circulating among troops here is that the Texas National Guard and units from Fort Carson, Colo., are supposed to replace THEM.

3.   And word circulated that the two agents assigned to the post were not yet in Moscow on a full-time basis.

4.   As word has circulated about this proposal, the DFG has just started getting hammered for it.

5.   At the same time, word circulated that Kennedy had approved an American plan to kill Castro.

6.   But before that, word had circulated through the Sox clubhouse that Kennedy had told the Hearld he had thought about making Roger Clemens a closer.

7.   By the time word circulates of a predicted drop in the quarterly profits of Gillette, to cite a recent example, the price has already fallen.

8.   During the forum, word circulated that more livery cab drivers were attacked in the darkness Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

9.   No wonder AL rivals flinched when word of the trade circulated.

10.   When word circulated that a few lawmakers and Republican Gov. Don Sundquist might be discussing the idea anew, the talk-show barkers called out the foot soldiers.