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Recent Examples of tipster
The probable cause affidavit also details how the fast work of an anonymous tipster, school offiicials and several law enforcement agencies may have thwarted a mass tragedy.
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Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox, started the trial by carefully going through the history of a police investigation that started with a report from Vo, which was only thoroughly investigated months later thanks to a helpful — but suspicious — tipster.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox, started the trial by carefully going through the history of a police investigation that started with a report from Vo, which was only thoroughly investigated months later thanks to a helpful — but suspicious — tipster.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
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But there are hints that the unleashed-animal-spirits theme that kicked in late last year and was part of every handicappers upbeat 2025 outlook is bidding for a do-over.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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So some handicappers like to forecast the Kentucky Derby by analyzing how horses perform down the stretch of their last prep race before Churchill Downs.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The speculator fell into debt; the author bailed him out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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While sentiment and institutional positioning remain negative enough to support the market, already the fast-money speculators were re-activated by the multi-day surge last week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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While odds reflect bookmakers’ careful analysis of league stats, headlines, history and player analytics, the sway of public opinion can move betting lines, too, and Clark is like a public-opinion gravity field.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Tagle, 67, along with Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, is one of two favorites, according to several bookmakers, including the UK's William Hill.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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But are oddsmakers giving too little respect to three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and a Nuggets team that raised the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2023?—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The oddsmakers are giving Toronto a nearly 80 percent chance of moving on to Round 2, even after this latest faceplant.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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