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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 Marine Board of Investigations found in its report that OSHA did not follow up on the whistleblower complaint, which could have flagged the company's testing of its first hull.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
The president posted to criticize him mere hours before the confirmation of Emil Bove to an appellate court seat, a vote that forced Grassley to spend significant political capital as Democrats used whistleblower testimony to try to tank the nomination.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is tasked with protecting federal whistleblowers and pursuing violations of the Hatch Act, which prevents appointees from using their office for political purposes.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Bove eked out a victory after a contentious confirmation process that included a number of whistleblower complaints related to his actions at the DOJ.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
The president posted to criticize him mere hours before the confirmation of Emil Bove to an appellate court seat, a vote that forced Grassley to spend significant political capital as Democrats used whistleblower testimony to try to tank the nomination.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 July 2025
The Office of Special Counsel is tasked with protecting federal whistleblowers and pursuing violations of the Hatch Act, which prevents appointees from using their office for political purposes.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2025
Bove eked out a victory after a contentious confirmation process that included a number of whistleblower complaints related to his actions at the DOJ.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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This latest exchange on social media comes after a rare in-person spat when Van Orden interrupted a Spectrum TV reporter interviewing Pocan and Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Wied outside of the U.S. Capitol.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is in contrast to the National Reconnaissance Office, which owns the US government's fleet of spy satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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But when a series of asteroids hits every major city in the world, including D.C., Will is forced to use his super-secret spy tech to both get his son and daughter to safety and figure out what a league of attacking alien tripods want with the human race — all in the same keystrokes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Whistleblower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblower. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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