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dossier

[dos-ee-ey, -ee-er, daw-see-ey, -see-er, daw-syey] / ˈdɒs iˌeɪ, -i ər, ˈdɔ siˌeɪ, -si ər, dɔˈsjeɪ /


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But details only came out two years later when the country's former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, highlighted the alleged theft in an explosive dossier that he sent to the police.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Bucket-listers envision a lifetime wrapped up as smartly as a dossier before the parting bell tolls, with each page filled in, every desire fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Then, that data slab feeds off other sources to grow into a full-on digital dossier of your consumer attributes, bandied from advertiser to vendor to advertiser.

From Slate May 3, 2026

Brown said he had submitted a five-page dossier to several UK police forces – including the Met, Sussex and Thames Valley Police – providing new and additional information from Epstein-related documents published in the US.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

The superintendent, who had been looking over Ndlamini’s dossier, suddenly stared at Ndlamini and said, “Why did you break the law, old man?”

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Collina believes it is hugely important to use real scenarios, not just dossiers and diagrams.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

New consultant contracts call for analysts to monitor people on social media, identify threats and create dossiers about people who make them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Now, as his vanquisher Peter Magyar gears up to take power vowing to reset ties, the question is how quickly could these dossiers get unlocked?

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

I felt like I was being quizzed by a man who had read countless dossiers and was intimate with the rise and fall of power.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2024

A pair of semi-coded dossiers accompanied the photographs.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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