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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
Josh O’Connor and Colman Domingo play whistleblowers who try to outrun those who aim to keep the secret.
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Like other tense whistleblower films, such as The Insider, All the President’s Men, and Spotlight, The Social Reckoning centers on an individual brave enough to go up against a powerful entity in hopes of weeding out corruption.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The Social Reckoning follows the 2021 leak of internal Facebook documents by whistleblower Frances Haugen, portrayed by Mikey Madison.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Danny is a whistleblower (not unlike Edward Snowden), who has in his possession the complete archive of America’s footage of alien encounters, going back to the Roswell incident of 1947.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 June 2026
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Like other tense whistleblower films, such as The Insider, All the President’s Men, and Spotlight, The Social Reckoning centers on an individual brave enough to go up against a powerful entity in hopes of weeding out corruption.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
The Social Reckoning follows the 2021 leak of internal Facebook documents by whistleblower Frances Haugen, portrayed by Mikey Madison.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Danny is a whistleblower (not unlike Edward Snowden), who has in his possession the complete archive of America’s footage of alien encounters, going back to the Roswell incident of 1947.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 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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