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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
Definitively identifying seeding trials requires access to internal sponsor documents revealing the intent of the study, and those documents surface only through litigation or whistleblowers.
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Sukhun Kang, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The whistleblower, Verity Investigations, is expected to receive more than $119,000.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Adamus sued the office as a whistleblower in 2019, claiming he was pressured to give favorable treatment to connected taxpayers, and was awarded damages as a result.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Some of those probes were brought to the DOJ’s attention by whistleblowers, Jenny said in February at a Federal Bar Association event.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sukhun Kang, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The whistleblower, Verity Investigations, is expected to receive more than $119,000.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Adamus sued the office as a whistleblower in 2019, claiming he was pressured to give favorable treatment to connected taxpayers, and was awarded damages as a result.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Some of those probes were brought to the DOJ’s attention by whistleblowers, Jenny said in February at a Federal Bar Association event.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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Donna Vickroy is an award-winning reporter, editor and columnist who worked for the Daily Southtown for 38 years.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Kenny Jacoby is an investigative reporter for USA TODAY who uncovers issues in sports, higher education and law enforcement.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Marrakchi, who has also directed episodes of such TV series as French spy thriller The Bureau and Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy, returns to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard program, where her 2005 feature debut Marock, about a Muslim-Jewish romance in Casablanca, also premiered.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Cuban officials later confirmed the spy director's visit in an official statement.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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“Whistleblower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblower. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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