inside job

Example Sentences

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I’m sure that I don’t need to tell you this, but it doesn’t hurt for us all to be reminded that value and success is an inside job.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

This and the fact that the thieves deliberately bypassed the one crown containing fake gems were fairly solid signals, Mr. Wittman says, that the heist was an inside job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

There was no evidence at this stage to suggest the theft was an inside job, she added, confirming no accomplices worked at the museum.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Was it an inside job at that post office?

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023

He told me he worked in Easons office, clerk, inside job?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt