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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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Quick hits Our Tigers insider Evan Petzold outlines the team's five biggest offseason questions as the general managers meetings start in Las Vegas this week.
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
That story will be built out later when BBC Chair Samir Shah responds to questions around the scandal to the Culture, Media & Sport Committee, which insiders and observers are all impatiently waiting for.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
At the time, an insider told People magazine that Aniston and Curtis were casually dating and having fun.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
That story will be built out later when BBC Chair Samir Shah responds to questions around the scandal to the Culture, Media & Sport Committee, which insiders and observers are all impatiently waiting for.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
At the time, an insider told People magazine that Aniston and Curtis were casually dating and having fun.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Since then, reports of atrocities have emerged from the city, with a communications blackout rendering contact with the outside world almost impossible.—
Guy Davies,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Insider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insider. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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