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collaborators

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plural of collaborator

as in informants

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The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Definition of informants

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On the morning of October 19, the day of the robbery, the pair were instructed to meet two accomplices in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of accomplices

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The arrests followed an investigation led by Sweetwater police with assistance from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement partners.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Multigenerational farmers and Californians interested in pursuing the agriculture business gathered to learn about growing agave from the University of California Cooperative Extension and its partners.

— Lizzie Kane July 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of partners

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For managers, consider multi-month learning journeys with peer cohorts, live workshops, practical frameworks and opportunities to apply new skills over time.

— Melanie Rosenwasser, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Now, listeners can hear Mad Dog and his cohorts, as well as WFAN, without switching platforms.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of cohorts

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Judge Nelson’s concerns are unfounded, as Kalshi and its confederates—Robinhood, Coinbase, and the CFTC—are not relying solely on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act update to substantiate their claim that the CEA empowers the CFTC to regulate betting on the outcomes of sporting events.

— Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Hynes died, but his three confederates have been subpoenaed to testify in my malicious prosecution lawsuit.

— John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

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