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informant

[in-fawr-muhnt] / ɪnˈfɔr mənt /


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Accompanied by an alleged informant, Magane said they asked an employee to open the container so they could "verify the information".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Senate, Johnson described himself as a federal informant.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Only recently has Tennessee acknowledged that it used a paid informant.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Relatives say a police informant initially demanded money from them in exchange for not reporting them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

He’d listen, and then usually drive off in exactly the opposite direction from the one his informant had indicated.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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