The rumors spread around town very quickly.

谣言迅速在人群中传开了。

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The rumors spread throughout the school very soon.

谣言很快就在学校里传开了。

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Many at Bear Stearns spent the afternoon paralyzed as rumors spread.

贝尔斯登的许多人在漫布的传言中度过了一个浑浑噩噩的下午。

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But Thailand's stock market fell for a second day, down more than eight percent in trading, after rumors spread about the health of King Bhumiphol Adulyadej.

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But with the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 rumors spread of radioactive contamination of many Japanese products.

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The elderly farmer fears he will be ruined if rumors spread that it has contaminated his produce.

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But military leaders should recognize that the rumors spread far and fast in part because they were so believable.

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