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insider

[in-sahy-der] / ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər /


NOUN
cognoscente
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“This has more red flags than a May Day parade,” an industry insider said, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to jeopardize his professional relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Following the Banyuetan report, other state media rushed to denounce insider leaks and demand a crackdown—such as by strengthening censorship algorithms and issuing stern punishments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The potential for insider trading to occur has also been raised.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Consider the measure of insider sentiment favored by Nejat Seyhun, a finance professor at the University of Michigan and a leading expert on interpreting insider behavior.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

By the measure of the rest of the country, she was an insiders insider.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Three Pfizer insiders executed transactions directly on the heels of the drugmaker’s second-quarter earnings report.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Similarly, longtime HSI insiders cautioned that using the agency’s databases and tools to search these lists would yield mismatches and wildly inflated results.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

BBC Sport's Chelsea reporter Nizaar Kinsella says insiders insist the chance will be gone and Fernandez will stay until next summer, if City do not make their move on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

He previously told MarketWatch that some insiders feel that by liquidating their stakes they would be “giving up on the mission and vision” of SpaceX.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Washington insiders knew it had to be someone among the select few who had access to McNamara’s study—and someone who had turned against the war.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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