| According to recent reports |
| According to the latest reports |
| Based on recent research, |
| Confidentially, |
| For the record |
| From what I've been told, |
| From what I've gathered, |
| It's been said that |
| Off the record, |
| Rumor has it that |
| Strange as it may seem, |
| The information I got was that |
| The latest is that. |
| Word has it that |