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Paper Contains An Unfounded Rumour

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noun

• a deliberately misleading fabrication

25%8 Utterly unfounded
adjective satellite

• without a basis in reason or fact

25%4Unfounded, as gossip
adjective

• not in action or at work

noun

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

adjective satellite

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

verb

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

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