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as in informant
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as in handicapper
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Recent Examples of tipster
Behind the scenes, Descovich has been a tipster for agencies that investigate schools over transgender sports and bathroom policies.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The award, announced in an order Tuesday, didn’t identify the whistleblower or name the firm that the tipster flagged to the regulator — in line with longstanding agency practice.
—Nicola M White, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, Descovich has been a tipster for agencies that investigate schools over transgender sports and bathroom policies.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The complaint adds that a tipster notified federal investigators about the scheme in January 2024.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The award, announced in an order Tuesday, didn’t identify the whistleblower or name the firm that the tipster flagged to the regulator — in line with longstanding agency practice.
—Nicola M White, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
Behind the scenes, Descovich has been a tipster for agencies that investigate schools over transgender sports and bathroom policies.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The complaint adds that a tipster notified federal investigators about the scheme in January 2024.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
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Audio of dockside atmospherics, along with incisive, sometimes darkly funny interviews with former informants, dealers, and cops, makes for an especially vivid listen.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2025
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The group’s structure and methods have been revealed by Johannes Domhöver, a former member turned informant who has testified that the gang targeted individuals and conducted assaults near demonstrations, using hammers to inflict lasting injuries.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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Before the vote, the top election handicapper had 213 districts at least leaning Democratic, 208 at least leaning Republican and 14 toss-ups.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the increases in prices over the past several months, there was a significant shift in speculator positions.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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Nobody was triggered to snitch.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of the arguments Kalshi has made for why its offerings aren’t gambling is that prediction market exchanges feature many oddsmakers—also known as market makers—who compete to offer lines rather than a single bookmaker.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2026
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Unwilling to take orders or play by the rules of polite society, the two partner up as a bookmaker and his enforcer and run an illicit gambling operation that proves highly profitable — but dangerous.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Addressing reporters for the first time since The Associated Press projected a November runoff between her and Mayor Karen Bass, Raman said residents are losing faith in the city’s ability to solve even basic problems and are demanding a different approach.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Both of the accused will appeal the sentence within a month, a lawyer for one of the men, Choochat Kanpai, told reporters.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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That unexpected success has positioned the 49ers as competitors for Hendrickson, and one oddsmaker proclaimed San Francisco as the most likely destination for the Bengals defensive end on Monday night.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2024 and 2025, Siegel became morning-line oddsmaker at Del Mar and Santa Anita.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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