as in informers
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
after finding out who told on them, the hoodlums proceeded to give the squealer the beating of his life
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Noun
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Police learned in September that Garnett was selling meth and made several purchases of meth from Garnett using confidential informants, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the company’s cameras and accompanying Neighbors app have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These early jolts serve as canaries in the coal mine.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Media attention has focused on the travails of big cities such as Los Angeles, but smaller cities might be the canaries in the coal mine.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Other live cameras monitoring elephants, lions and naked mole-rats also remain active during the shutdown.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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An alligator's diet can include chicken liver, rats and animal parts, including bones and cartilage.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Squealers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squealers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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