Sentence examples for founded rumor from inspiring English sources

But it seems that a less publicized but possibly better founded rumor of death has been in play recently: that of welded sculpture.

"It is with deep regret that we are now faced with a media frenzy founded on rumor and speculation that has tarnished my personal reputation and diminished our successes in the department".

In another sign that Mr. Karzai has grown increasingly isolated from his foreign backers, particularly the United States, he said the government was investigating claims that foreign officials here long considered to be an ill-founded rumor: that foreign helicopters transported militants to northern Afghanistan to destabilize the area.

The company, which was founded by Andrew Conru, is rumored to now have revenues in excess of $300 million annually.

Mesosphere, a company founded less than three years ago, is rumored to have been the target of a buyout with the purported price tag starting at one billion dollars.

While he's not sure it's really founded in anything other than the rumor mill, the fact that both sides have agreed to a full media blackout during this phase of the negotiations could be evidence of progress.

Founded in 2006, Yext has been rumored to go public for several years now.

Mr. ARRINGTON: Another startup Quora founded by ex-Facebookers, 86 million rumored valuation.

The organization is rumored to have been founded in 2003 as a way of organizing student leadership to restructure student life to mirror that of a traditional university.

Names mentioned by the rumor mill include Square, the payment company founded by Twitter's chairman, Jack Dorsey; Dropbox, an online storage company; and Lending Club, a specialist in online peer-to-peer lending.

One firm rumored to have pushed for a pre-sale allocation is Mail.Ru Group (formerly DST), founded by Russian emigre Yuri Milner.