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insider

[in-sahy-der] / ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər /


NOUN
cognoscente
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The potential for insider trading to occur has also been raised.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Fifa President Gianni Infantino is a "dead duck" following the row over attempts to sell stakes in competitions to private investments, an anonymous insider tells the Daily Star.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

United Nations insider Rebeca Grynspan was leading in the first round of the process to pick the next UN chief that began Thursday, diplomatic sources told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Start with whether it amounts to insider trading.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Nor did his insider knowledge of interest rates ever tempt him to take personal advantage: “But you remember the saying with regard to Caesar’s Wife,” he wrote to Henry Lee.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“Technically, that can be an excess benefit transaction on its own,” Hackney said, referring to the IRS category that triggers taxes on compensation paid to nonprofit insiders above fair market value.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

This measure is the number of companies with net buying from corporate officers and directors, expressed as a percentage of all companies that had any buying or selling from those insiders.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Only scouts and insiders were aware of a skinny winger who had previously played for Florida-based DME Academy, more renowned for its basketball programme.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

IRAs and workplace retirement accounts have been supercharged by startup founders, hedge-fund managers and Silicon Valley insiders who have access to investment opportunities unavailable to most Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The price confirmed Cornwall’s thesis in a way that no amount of conversation with market insiders ever could have.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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