informers
Example Sentences
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US forces found Maduro because of inside informers, the stepfather said.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
It was, Mr. Corera writes, a “dead-end job,” but it offered access to documents that revealed the organization’s dark secrets, such as its labyrinth of informers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Only two or three rescues of suspected informers were ever successfully carried out.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024
And as in any prison, the wardens select “trusties” among the prisoners for rewards and to serve as informers.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2023
The movement had been infiltrated with informers, and even well-intentioned people were generally not as tight-lipped as they should have been.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
