Thesaurus results for WHISTLE-BLOWER

whistleblower

noun

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Definition of whistleblower

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 In September, a USCIS whistleblower said that employees were asked to review the voter information of tens of thousands of individuals across the country, including citizens. — Madeleine May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Legal gray areas also heighten concerns for the protection of whistleblowers, activists, journalists, researchers and others who could be targeted by governments known to restrict civil and political rights. — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Trump puts fraudsters on notice with $25M whistleblower program offering cash for tips that deliver. — FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 But according to one of the whistleblowers who helped expose Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes hasn’t stopped trying to control the narrative. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whistleblower

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When the casting was announced, a reporter suggested to Roddenberry that by the 24th century, in a time of faster-than-light starships, surely humankind would have found a cure for male pattern baldness, no?

— Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Reid will serve as the news outlet’s chief White House reporter, the latest addition to MS NOW’s journalistic ranks since its split from Comcast nearly a year ago.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

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Directed by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker James Mackel, the visual is three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff, our hero, dressed to impress, making short work of the many villains who lurk in her hotel.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spy

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