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Bad news travels fast

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Bad news travels fast.
Prov. Information about trouble or misfortune disseminates quickly (more quickly than good news). John: Hi, Andy. I'm sorry to hear you got fired. Andy: How did you know about that already? It only happened this morning. John: Bad news travels fast. I called my mother to tell her about my car accident, but my aunt had already told her. Bad news travels fast.
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As in other industries, everyone working in these outlets is watching their competitors, so the adage that bad news travels fast has never been more true.
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EVIDENCE that bad news travels fast, far and sometimes into the most unexpected places.
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