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- noun The action of a
whistleblower .
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Examples
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CNN reported, The founder of Wikileaks was denied a Swedish residency permit on Monday and said his whistle-blowing website had been cut off by a company that handled many of its donations.
Danny Schechter: Inside the Secret War Between Wikileaks and the Pentagon Danny Schechter 2010
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The incidents were among thousands mentioned in U.S. army logs posted by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks earlier this year.
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No one in the learning and skills sector wants another round of massive contract management fees, whistle-blowing and scandals associated with subcontracted courses, but without learning the lessons from the past, it seems to me depressingly inevitable.
Colleges must learn from the financial mistakes of the past 2011
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CNN reported, The founder of Wikileaks was denied a Swedish residency permit on Monday and said his whistle-blowing website had been cut off by a company that handled many of its donations.
Danny Schechter: Inside the Secret War Between Wikileaks and the Pentagon Danny Schechter 2010
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CNN reported, The founder of Wikileaks was denied a Swedish residency permit on Monday and said his whistle-blowing website had been cut off by a company that handled many of its donations.
Danny Schechter: Inside the Secret War Between Wikileaks and the Pentagon Danny Schechter 2010
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Forbes: I would assume that you are in favor of whistle-blowing on some level, but how does this particular situation strike you?
Get Briefed: James Wolfensohn Chris Barth 2011
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Judging from secret State Department cables recently released by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks, the situation in Central America was quite different just a few short years ago and the U.S. had a willing diplomatic partner in the conservative government of Enrique Bolaños.
Nikolas Kozloff: Ahmadinejad in Managua: WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Fears of Nicaraguan-Iranian Rapprochement Nikolas Kozloff 2012
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The director has handled this kind of corporate whistle-blowing story before in “Erin Brockovich,” but this movie is another beast completely.
Damon is best thing about “The Informant!” » Scene-Stealers 2009
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CNN reported, The founder of Wikileaks was denied a Swedish residency permit on Monday and said his whistle-blowing website had been cut off by a company that handled many of its donations.
Danny Schechter: Inside the Secret War Between Wikileaks and the Pentagon Danny Schechter 2010
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CNN reported, The founder of Wikileaks was denied a Swedish residency permit on Monday and said his whistle-blowing website had been cut off by a company that handled many of its donations.
Danny Schechter: Inside the Secret War Between Wikileaks and the Pentagon Danny Schechter 2010
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