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snitch

[snich] / snɪtʃ /






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“LinkedIn’s low-key a snitch for that,” Istomin said about the alerts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Think twice before becoming the snitch that stole Christmas.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2025

I had a front-row seat to the unfolding snitch scandal through the cartoons I commissioned and the stories I edited for OC Weekly.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2025

I was afraid of somebody calling me a snitch.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

To add to the Stasi effect, the tip line offers snitches anonymity.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2025

The emails appear designed to pit federal workers against one other, granting carrots to the snitches and wielding sticks over the silent.

From Slate Jan. 23, 2025

In most of the trials, the charges were significantly reduced or outright dropped when the illicit use of snitches in the case came to light.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

Artists who came up under him, like Mr. Lee and Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, now face accusations of being snitches — a potentially fatal label for rappers who trade in toughness and loyalty.

From New York Times Jan. 13, 2023

To police the townships, the government relied on its network of impipis, the anonymous snitches who’d inform on suspicious activity.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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