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splitting (on)

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Definition of splitting (on)

present participle of split (on), British

as in telling (on)

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities promise you won't split on us, and we'll tell you what happened

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Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Thomas, 56, of Algonquin, said in talking to voters, people in the district are concerned about taxes and safety.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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But in order to disguise what is afoot, in a party-line vote in both houses of the General Assembly, Democrats prescribed the precise language that must appear on the ballot informing the voters what Question 3 will do, if passed.

— Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026
Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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