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or whistle-blower
as in reporter
a person who provides information about wrongdoing (as of an employer)
There are laws to protect whistleblowers who reveal govermental malfeasance.
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Recent Examples of whistleblower
Shackelford accused Hernandez of corruption, and her own department of enabling and covering it up, in a detailed whistleblower complaint to DeSantis’ Chief Inspector General.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Missouri Auditor’s Office began investigating the village in 2024 after receiving a whistleblower complaint alleging nepotism and conflicts of interest.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The whistleblower will receive $919,356 of the settlement proceeds, the district attorney's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Missouri Auditor’s Office began investigating the village in 2024 after receiving a whistleblower complaint alleging nepotism and conflicts of interest.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The whistleblower will receive $919,356 of the settlement proceeds, the district attorney's office said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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Perez and Cohen learned of their friends’ death from a Herald reporter.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The film, which debuted on Netflix April 1, deploys a deliberately eccentric tone, mixing slapstick, satire and spy-thriller tropes with Das’ irreverent comedic sensibility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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When spy satellites first captured images of the Zitong network in 1971, US intelligence deemed the sites a gamechanger.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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