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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
The film, which premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival before distribution rights were acquired by Prime Video, follows alleged government whistleblower Luis Elizondo.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
As the former Pentagon Papers whistleblower relates, all of us will be losers; sobering words that remain a catalyst for change.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stride also declined to address the whistleblower complaint.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
State and local officials are investigating a Seattle-area corrections department after a whistleblower alleged the county was hiring unqualified immigrants as guards, according to a complaint filed with Washington state authorities.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
As the former Pentagon Papers whistleblower relates, all of us will be losers; sobering words that remain a catalyst for change.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Stride also declined to address the whistleblower complaint.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
State and local officials are investigating a Seattle-area corrections department after a whistleblower alleged the county was hiring unqualified immigrants as guards, according to a complaint filed with Washington state authorities.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Classified spy satellites are the Ferraris of the space world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, The View dressed a child as an Oscar with a red handprint on their face to commemorate the infamous Will Smith Oscars slap, and dressed another kid as the legendary Chinese spy balloon one year later.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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