informants
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Historians have cautioned against judging anyone just because their names are on the list of informants.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Much like in East Germany and other parts of the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc during the Cold War, authorities employed an extensive network of informants to monitor public sentiment.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Court records show informants helped foil the plot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
In 1962, a full 17 percent of the membership was reported to be federal informants.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Based on leads from informants and from circumstantial evidence, the private detectives began to develop a crystalline theory of the crime.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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