variants
or whistle-blowers
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
there are laws to protect whistle-blowers who reveal corporate malfeasance
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Recent Examples of whistleblowers
Despite whistleblowers suggesting a presence of non-humans during high-profile congressional hearings, no proof has surfaced from official investigations.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Walz rejected the idea that whistleblowers were silenced, saying the state maintains strong legal protections for employees who report misconduct.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, three of the whistleblowers featured in the documentary were transferred into solitary confinement.
—Davi Merchan, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The bill would give the commission investigatory authority to request records from state and local agencies, issue subpoenas for documents and testimony, and provide confidentiality protections to victims and other whistleblowers.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
His office also released dozens of pages of documents related to the training of new deportation officers, noting the disclosure came from whistleblowers.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The whistleblowers alleged retaliation, and to this day, the public has no clear, full accounting of what happened or how the state is addressing the allegations.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
The incident came to light after two DEA whistleblowers accused the agency of failing to address the allegations involving corruption in its Haiti operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
At a press conference on the findings Wednesday, Attorney General Marty Jackley said the unit was born of legislation passed last year meant to tighten protections for whistleblowers and address the crush of state employee misconduct allegations that preceded the 2025 legislative session.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 5 Feb. 2026
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Walz rejected the idea that whistleblowers were silenced, saying the state maintains strong legal protections for employees who report misconduct.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Earlier this year, three of the whistleblowers featured in the documentary were transferred into solitary confinement.
—Davi Merchan, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The bill would give the commission investigatory authority to request records from state and local agencies, issue subpoenas for documents and testimony, and provide confidentiality protections to victims and other whistleblowers.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
His office also released dozens of pages of documents related to the training of new deportation officers, noting the disclosure came from whistleblowers.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The whistleblowers alleged retaliation, and to this day, the public has no clear, full accounting of what happened or how the state is addressing the allegations.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
The incident came to light after two DEA whistleblowers accused the agency of failing to address the allegations involving corruption in its Haiti operations.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
At a press conference on the findings Wednesday, Attorney General Marty Jackley said the unit was born of legislation passed last year meant to tighten protections for whistleblowers and address the crush of state employee misconduct allegations that preceded the 2025 legislative session.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblowers
Noun
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Women were central — as planners, fighters, informants, protectors, logisticians, and spiritual anchors.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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These were the kinds of obstacles and mismatches Hite’s informants wrote about.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The proverbial canaries in coal mines will then cause a recession.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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By crunching data from millions of monthly payroll records for workers in jobs with exposure to generative AI, the authors concluded that workers ages 22 to 25—the canaries—have seen about a 13 percent decline in employment since late 2022.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Whistleblowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblowers. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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