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inside job

NOUN
transgression by someone inside a group
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But if we seek self-worth from a three-piece living-room suite from Fendi Casa, we will never stop spending because, as you are painfully aware, self-worth is an inside job.

From MarketWatch Apr. 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 time to suggest the theft was an inside job confirming there were no accomplices who worked at the museum, she added.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2025

Police, meanwhile, quickly dismissed the notion that Kardashian was lying because she was so badly shaken up, but seriously investigated whether it was an inside job.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2025

The conclusion was obvious: it was an inside job.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day



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