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insider

[in-sahy-der] / ˌɪnˈsaɪ dər /


NOUN
cognoscente
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Locke: I came in for my two days and I got to feel a bit like an insider outsider of the thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The SEC has continued bringing enforcement actions in its traditional focus areas, which include insider trading and fundraising fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The final batch of insider shares will be unlocked after SpaceX reports earnings for the second quarter of 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The insider is yet to be identified, despite an internal investigation.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But doubts soon crawled out; insider had been Kainene’s word, after all, and not Madu’s.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

So do insiders: Joyoung’s controlling shareholder sold a 1.9% stake on Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

He has rejected calls to deliberately slow down AI development even as some insiders warn the technology could threaten human existence within a decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Palace insiders also benefited from access to the hoard of un-inventoried Qing treasures housed in the Forbidden City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

But the insiders pushing big corporate transactions always say that, don’t they?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was one of the planes that crossed over from being the love object of flyers and aviation insiders to a broadly known symbol of US technological prowess and bravery.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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