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Recent Examples of tipster
Two scenarios and two betting paths The tipsters predict a tense, tactical showdown between two of the league’s titans.
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Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Their detectives determined a Wisconsin woman, whom the tipster believed to be the one making threats, was not the suspect and there were no local schools at risk of being targeted.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Day 7 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2000 — After a collective 9,000 hours of probing the area and returning 200 calls to tipsters with information on where Asha may be, officials call off the search.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
The photo, the affidavit says, was given to the FBI through tipsters.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Their detectives determined a Wisconsin woman, whom the tipster believed to be the one making threats, was not the suspect and there were no local schools at risk of being targeted.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Day 7 Sunday, Feb. 19, 2000 — After a collective 9,000 hours of probing the area and returning 200 calls to tipsters with information on where Asha may be, officials call off the search.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2025
The photo, the affidavit says, was given to the FBI through tipsters.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
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He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The contracts, whose value can also be settled for cash, can be traded among speculators who hope to make money by betting that the price of gold will increase or decrease in value before the settlement date.—
Nathan Mahr,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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With the assistance of Brazil’s military government, speculators seized valuable waterfront land from Black residents, who retreated to the hills.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Her Fox News program shows the degree of influence the Trump family has over the American conservative movement, with bookmaker Betfair concluding earlier this month that Donald Trump Jr. is the second most likely 2028 Republican presidential contender.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The bookmakers believe there’s little chance Pep Guardiola can overcome this situation, as Madrid are priced at 1/7 to qualify.—
Sam Tighe,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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But that's not happening, said one longtime oddsmaker.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Never mind that the Bills had been favored to win that game by more than a touchdown, or that, before the start of the season, oddsmakers had ranked the Bills among the top eight teams, out of thirty-two, most likely to win the Super Bowl.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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