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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
Fraud, waste, and abuse in California could hit $250 billion, according to a new analysis of hundreds of whistleblower tips commissioned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and state controller candidate Herb Morgan.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
His firm lists his areas of specialty as white collar criminal defense, business litigation, real estate litigation and whistleblower actions.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The drunken gunman, the whistleblower said, came out of an unlicensed after-hours bar near Morris Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
There’s a dentist, a first-year medical student, a recent medical school grad, a Theranos whistleblower, biotech and pharma executives, a medical archivist, a nutrition science researcher, a biomedical scientist, so many physicians, and other experts.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
His firm lists his areas of specialty as white collar criminal defense, business litigation, real estate litigation and whistleblower actions.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The drunken gunman, the whistleblower said, came out of an unlicensed after-hours bar near Morris Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
There’s a dentist, a first-year medical student, a recent medical school grad, a Theranos whistleblower, biotech and pharma executives, a medical archivist, a nutrition science researcher, a biomedical scientist, so many physicians, and other experts.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The story of Quichotte’s quest is being written, in alternating chapters, by Sam DuChamp, a mid-list spy novelist making his first foray into literary fiction.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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