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informant

[in-fawr-muhnt] / ɪnˈfɔr mənt /


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Bowie told the informant that she would "make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe" and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

An informant would tell them the attack was rooted in a chain-snatching at the Lakewood Mall two months earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

He traveled in a van with Abdel-Rahman and Emad Salem, the government informant who later became a key witness in the federal case against Abdel-Rahman.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

The scenario, improbable to begin with, was especially unlikely given that Skalnik was widely known to be an informant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

I thought he was safe, but it’s not like you can tell a Nazi informant just by looking.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Court records show informants helped foil the plot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In 1962, a full 17 percent of the membership was reported to be federal informants.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

He would also know who Hamas suspected of being enemy informants, and how they were being pursued, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Many told us they referred to Luka as "The Spider" because of his vast web of allies and informants, including some embedded in rebel groups.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In fairness, however, other Southern whites roundly condemned it and claimed it was not as typical as my informants suggested.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin


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