dossier

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Sullivan—a gruff Irish-Catholic variety-show host who could make or break careers—dropped a folder on the table, a dossier of FBI and press clippings, and asked bluntly:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

NGOs contacted by AFP, several of whom declined to be quoted on the record due to the sensitivity of the issue, say they complied with most of Israel's requirements to provide a complete dossier.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Public prosecutor Damien Brunet recommended that Sarkozy's request for release be granted, but that the former president be banned from contacting other witnesses in the so-called "Libyan dossier".

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Pressure on the broadcaster’s top executives has been growing since the Daily Telegraph newspaper published parts of a dossier complied by Michael Prescott, who had been hired to advise the BBC on standards and guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

I was interrogated for almost two hours by a white man who had in front of him a dossier containing every fact of my life.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane