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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
Nearly a decade ago, researchers who study what used to be called UFOs got a new burst of energy, thanks to whistleblowers who helped coax out classified information about the government’s search for life off Earth.
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
According to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former county social worker, Dennis Finn, both the victims’ grandmother and Hickman’s landlord had called a county hotline and said the woman was acting erratically in the days before the girls’ deaths.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The person familiar with the probe told CNN it was started based on whistleblower reports, insisting that the leadership of the DOJ headquarters in DC was not involved in opening the probe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
But the whistleblower has also had both civil and criminal charges leveled against him, forcing him to spend the last 10-plus years living in exile in Russia.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026
According to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former county social worker, Dennis Finn, both the victims’ grandmother and Hickman’s landlord had called a county hotline and said the woman was acting erratically in the days before the girls’ deaths.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
The person familiar with the probe told CNN it was started based on whistleblower reports, insisting that the leadership of the DOJ headquarters in DC was not involved in opening the probe.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
But the whistleblower has also had both civil and criminal charges leveled against him, forcing him to spend the last 10-plus years living in exile in Russia.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
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The text of the 14-point agreement was read by a senior administration official in a call with reporters on Wednesday.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Associated Press reporter Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California, contributed to this article.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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