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insider

[in-sahy-der] / ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər /


NOUN
cognoscente
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Gunaydin said it was "clear" Kaya had received insider information and pledged that the party would unveil more names this week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"He just loves being prime minister," a government insider observes.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

A consummate insider, Winer had parlayed six years as chief of staff to Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii into a lucrative lobbying career with a firm called Strategies 360.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

His words about what inmates “earnestly believe,” psychologically, tell us more about the language insiders use to confirm their insider status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Forty-two years earlier, Lemon explained, another government insider had set off a firestorm by leaking secret documents to the press.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

League insiders see the committed investment as a "significant" step forward in the court-supervised restructuring process.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

If all goes well, some insiders say the country could hold elections by mid-2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

CNN insiders have been skeptical over how Weiss could take over the vastly larger and more profitable news organization based on her CBS track record so far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Washington insiders knew it had to be someone among the select few who had access to McNamara’s study—and someone who had turned against the war.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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