inside job

Example Sentences

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I’m sure that I don’t need to tell you this, but it doesn’t hurt for us all to be reminded that value and success is an inside job.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 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

Criticism can, in the right hands, sometimes be more potent when it’s an inside job.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Was it an inside job at that post office?

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2023

The conclusion was obvious: it was an inside job.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day