insider

Example Sentences

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For example, a few weeks after traders made nearly $90,000 in profits on his insider tip about an Amazon acquisition in 2020, Nourafchan received a $9,765 wire transfer, the court papers show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

As an insider, you would be subject to a lockup period of, typically, six months, during which you, other insiders and employees cannot sell shares.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Attorneys at large law firms and public companies routinely handle undisclosed earnings releases or proposed mergers, information that could form the basis for illegal insider trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

One insider told me the party put "very little thought" into this part of the election.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But doubts soon crawled out; insider had been Kainene’s word, after all, and not Madu’s.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie