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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025 -
The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Sleepy's 3-inch Gel Memory Foam Mattress Topper, available at Mattress Firm, provides a soft and supportive feel-ideal for hot sleepers.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Belmond Train enthusiasts who love a certain level of luxury on the rails, heads up: Bookings for the Britannic Explorer, the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales, are now open, just ahead of the busy summer travel season.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
5 Mar. 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Noun
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.—
Nicholas Reynolds,
WSJ,
24 Oct. 2018
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“Infiltrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infiltrator. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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