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as in handicapper
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Recent Examples of tipster
Guevara's coverage of immigration raids, often documented live with the help of a network of tipsters, has earned him a substantial social media following that exceeds 782,000 on Facebook alone.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
About a month after that, a tipster came forward to say LeFleur had killed his wife and buried her in the desert, leading to the discovery of her body about a mile north of the state park in the Dog Canyon area, prosecutors said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
An anonymous tipster contacted the sheriff's office April 14 about possible mistreatment of Bane, who the tipster said was very underweight and had been left chained outside without food, water or shade, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
About a month after that, a tipster came forward to say LeFleur had killed his wife and buried her in the desert, leading to the discovery of her body about a mile north of the state park in the Dog Canyon area, prosecutors said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025
Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
An anonymous tipster contacted the sheriff's office April 14 about possible mistreatment of Bane, who the tipster said was very underweight and had been left chained outside without food, water or shade, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
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Several other pros hinted at the same notion that an 18 handicapper could not possibly finish 18 at Oakmont, at least not with the allotted dozen balls.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Elections handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicted earlier this month that Democrats would win back control of the House.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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The defendants suggested one of the informants is either someone in current House Speaker Cameron Sexton's office – or is the speaker himself.—
Rosalind Bowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Encouragingly, this discernment may translate to digital informants like computers too.—
Evan Orticio,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
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The Casino element is obvious: speculators bought $SCIHUB hoping for returns, driving its $20 million market cap despite only $500,000 reaching Sci-Hub.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Ginsberg also noted that the grind back to record highs comes as large speculators take out larger short positions, betting that prices will fall.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
10 June 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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This story has been updated with the latest bookmakers' odds.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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In a rehashing of the arguments made ahead of the state’s decision to legalize sports betting, bookmakers are appealing to lawmakers to allow Bay State residents to do their casino gambling from home legally and remove the industry from black market hands.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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Commentary and opinions The O.C. public defender who exposed the jailhouse snitch scandal is retiring, but not done, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Hwang revealed a a recent promotional event in Seoul that he was inspired to make the film after reading a news article in the local press about underworld snitches who regularly visit Korean prosecutors’ offices to share information in exchange for favors.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Following an intriguing first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, oddsmakers quickly installed No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg out of Duke as the heavy favorite in the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year odds.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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McCoy’s alma mater, Texas, is a favorite to win the upcoming national championship according to oddsmakers, and despite the Longhorns’ recent success, the school hasn’t been to a national championship game since 2009 when McCoy was still starring in Austin.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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Other congressional reporters arriving at Capitol Hill today passed these exhausted Senate reporters on their way out.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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The three courses finished on Dec. 9, according to the online course catalog. Reached on his cellphone Friday, Snyder declined to comment and directed an Idaho Statesman reporter to the university.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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