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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
Even so, Martin said some of his whistleblower clients have been emboldened.
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Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The state of Texas has been ordered to pay three whistleblowers more than $37 million in a 13-year-old case relating to Medicaid fraud alleging improper billings by dentists and corporate dental chains.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Grassley's office did not say whether future hearings could be called to have Wray, members of the FBI or whistleblowers testify.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Ragusa recently filed a wide-ranging whistleblower and employment discrimination lawsuit against the city.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The state of Texas has been ordered to pay three whistleblowers more than $37 million in a 13-year-old case relating to Medicaid fraud alleging improper billings by dentists and corporate dental chains.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Grassley's office did not say whether future hearings could be called to have Wray, members of the FBI or whistleblowers testify.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Ragusa recently filed a wide-ranging whistleblower and employment discrimination lawsuit against the city.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whistleblower
Noun
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If your story changes every quarter, reporters will stop listening.—
Danielle Sabrina,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Collins showed reporters a 1992 rescission message from President George H.W. Bush as an example of how such proposals should be detailed—comparing it unfavorably to the Trump Administration’s request.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Her group of spies, scouts, and other freedom fighters piloted three Union steamboats snaking up the lower Combahee River with Colonel James Montgomery of the Second South Carolina Volunteers and one battery of the Third Rhode Island Artillery.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, who surprised the film world and 007 fans by stepping away from the franchise earlier this year, has endorsed the choice of Denis Villeneuve as director for the next instalment of the spy thriller.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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“Whistleblower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whistleblower. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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