as in contact
a person who belongs to a group or organization and has special knowledge about it
Political insiders say that she is planning to run for president. The book gives fans an insider's view of Hollywood.
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Report author Davis Allen said industry insiders have made clear, again and again, these technologies will not address plastic pollution at any meaningful scale in a statement.
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Per the insider, Swift introduced herself to Baldoni for the first and only time.
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The debut has been so rough that Major League Baseball insider Joel Sherman suggested the Yankees could look to part ways with Williams before the trade deadline, noting that the pitcher will be looking for a new contract this winter.
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Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Right Now 80+ Pieces of Transitional Clothing to Tackle the In-Between Season in Style
Sign up for Vogue’s shopping newsletter to receive the insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it
Vogue Shopping
The insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 May 2025
Per the insider, Swift introduced herself to Baldoni for the first and only time.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 May 2025
The debut has been so rough that Major League Baseball insider Joel Sherman suggested the Yankees could look to part ways with Williams before the trade deadline, noting that the pitcher will be looking for a new contract this winter.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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In the new film, Jobson plays Chloe, a struggling artist and former drug mule who gets pulled into doing one final job: Running drugs across London for an old contact, the elusive Mads.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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After crashing an exchange with a local drug dealer — $10 million for Castro's contacts — and chasing Torque through the back alleys of L.A., Hondo puts a bullet between Torque's eyes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Like Kissinger, Rubio has shown himself to be totally loyal to his president and, importantly, the most able in-fighter among Trump’s top aides.—
Frank McNeil,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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The interior is half taken up by the kitchen, plus an ordering counter and brief, shallow ledges for eating-in.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Insider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insider. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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