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Recent Examples of tipster
The probable cause affidavit also details how the fast work of an anonymous tipster, school offiicials and several law enforcement agencies may have thwarted a mass tragedy.
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Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox, started the trial by carefully going through the history of a police investigation that started with a report from Vo, which was only thoroughly investigated months later thanks to a helpful — but suspicious — tipster.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox, started the trial by carefully going through the history of a police investigation that started with a report from Vo, which was only thoroughly investigated months later thanks to a helpful — but suspicious — tipster.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
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But there are hints that the unleashed-animal-spirits theme that kicked in late last year and was part of every handicappers upbeat 2025 outlook is bidding for a do-over.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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So some handicappers like to forecast the Kentucky Derby by analyzing how horses perform down the stretch of their last prep race before Churchill Downs.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The companies navigating this transition successfully will be those with real business models and deep pockets, not land speculators.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
28 May 2025
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Today, crypto runs that same risk, offered as the next great frontier of finance, but developed primarily with early crypto adopters, high-net-worth speculators, and large institutions in mind.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The bookmakers always think Sweden is going to win Eurovision.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Oddschecker, an online betting platform that includes more than 80 bookmakers and is licensed and regulated by the U.K. Gambling Commission, said Trump was the favorite to take home the prize this year as betting trends were unveiled for the first time.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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But are oddsmakers giving too little respect to three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and a Nuggets team that raised the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2023?—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The oddsmakers are giving Toronto a nearly 80 percent chance of moving on to Round 2, even after this latest faceplant.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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