as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
an accountant who had turned deep throat, he was the first to leak the information that the company had been cooking its books for years
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Noun
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Jacobsen, who was appointed chief in 2022, is suspected of stealing money from a department fund that was created to pay confidential informants.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026 -
In a separate court filing submitted Monday, Cole’s attorneys also demanded broad discovery, including all statements attributed to him, investigative notes, information about the FBI’s use of informants to identify Cole as a suspect, and any exculpatory material.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Like canaries in the coal mine ocean form.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, coal miners in Europe and North America used canaries as living carbon monoxide alarms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, there are numerous animal studies on mice and rats that show positive effects of intermittent fasting to improve insulin sensitivity and normalize blood glucose levels.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Testing on heart tissue and rats The team embedded rows of these microparticles into a hydrogel patch made from alginate and PEGDA.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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