1780 C. Burney Let. 1 June in (1979) 65 333 Word has it that Your Reverence has happily finished your great work.
1904 J. S. Gale 113 Without telegraph or newspaper, word had it that Major Pak had yielded to the Doctrine.
1991 J. Keenan (1992) xv. 160 Word has it she blew 'em away.
2003 Aug. 13/1 It seems like we haven't seen the last of them yet! Yay! Word has it that they've all got big plans.