word on the street
idiom
: what people are saying
Word on the street is that the company is going out of business.
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However, word on the street is that Royal Enfield is going a step further with its next bunch of bikes and boring out the 650 engine to create a 750cc version.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
The latest word on the street is that the company is now bidding higher.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Creatives led by director Luke Sheppard have held several workshops and word on the street is that the show’s great.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The word on the street this weekend was this: Wind.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 June 2025
The latest word on the street is that the company is now bidding higher.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Creatives led by director Luke Sheppard have held several workshops and word on the street is that the show’s great.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
The word on the street this weekend was this: Wind.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for word on the street
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