informant
Example Sentences
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In the end, Thomas More and his informants caught up with the fugitive.
Relatives say a police informant initially demanded money from them in exchange for not reporting them.
Arguing for secrecy, the security service told judges it had stuck to its policy of not confirming or denying informants' identities.
From BBC
Paramount President Jeff Shell has fired back in his ugly feud with a Las Vegas gambler and FBI informant, contending that Robert “R.J.”
From Los Angeles Times
Reporters are not police informants, we don't as a rule pass on information.
From BBC
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