Bad news travels fast
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Bad news travels fast, petiots, and it looks as if some evil genius took delight to despatch winged messengers to scatter the tidings broadcast over the land.
From Acadian Reminiscences : The True Story of Evangeline by Voorhies, Felix
Bad news travels fast, and I soon heard of this, and I decided not to go so high up on the road.
From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.
Bad news travels fast, but Wiley set out to beat it by snatching at his one remaining chance.
From Shadow Mountain by Coolidge, Dane
Bad news travels fast, and to the German people, who had been kept in ignorance of reverses, the news came with stunning effect.
From The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia by Taylor, George A. (George Augustine)
"Bad news travels fast," said Ballard, drawing a chair to the bedside.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
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