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blow the whistle



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“I’ll get my crew to blow the whistle to honor the memory of your friend,” he said, before relaying instructions on his radio.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Congress should pass the Judiciary Accountability Act and extend federal anti-discrimination protections to judicial employees, so judges are no longer immune from suit, and employees can blow the whistle without fear of retaliation.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

They urged him to appeal, to blow the whistle on the whole plot.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2025

It's not like there's a set social script out there for how to blow the whistle.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2024

They’re the squares, Emile, they’re the ones who screw it up for us, who blow the whistle, who make the rules.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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