informant
Example Sentences
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Between 2015 and 2023, the nonprofit paid this informant $270,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
To convict him, the state relied on the testimony of a paid jailhouse informant, while no physical evidence suggested he was present at the crime scene.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Only recently has Tennessee acknowledged that it used a paid informant.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Inside, they thought they saw members of a gang called TMC, the informant said Perez told him.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
I would’ve snapped at him if he weren’t my only informant about East Shoal—and my only friend.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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