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or whistle-blower
as in reporter
a person who provides information about wrongdoing (as of an employer)
There are laws to protect whistleblowers who reveal govermental malfeasance.
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Recent Examples of whistleblower
The lawsuit alleges unlawful retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act and unlawful whistleblower retaliation.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The whistleblower group argues the ICE memo violates the Fourth Amendment and DHS' own policy manual.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
After Naroditsky’s death, Kramnik called for a police investigation but also defended himself as a whistleblower.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
One of the two whistleblowers was allowed to view the memo only in the presence of a supervisor and then had to give it back.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The whistleblower group argues the ICE memo violates the Fourth Amendment and DHS' own policy manual.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
After Naroditsky’s death, Kramnik called for a police investigation but also defended himself as a whistleblower.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
One of the two whistleblowers was allowed to view the memo only in the presence of a supervisor and then had to give it back.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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The agency said a reporter would have to file a records request to obtain more information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff declined to answer several questions, including one from a reporter who asked if there was a ransom demanded.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He was also sanctioned by the European Union in January 2019 following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, which the British government said was carried out by GRU agents to poison a former Russian spy.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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That unusual role for a spy chief raised additional questions from Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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