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- noun Plural form of
tip-off .
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Examples
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Such tip-offs provide the significant information that can make a front-page splash.
Letters: Andy Coulson: where was the 'Gotcha' headline? 2011
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One of the tip-offs is when you get these references to mad-cow disease and e coli and airliners with no maintenance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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Formal whistleblower reports account for only a tenth of fraud detections, compared with a quarter in 2007, while anonymous tip-offs led to the uncovering of 14% of frauds this year.
Fraud at senior management level is highlighted in KPMG report 2011
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They used to be rare, creaky birds, but now they're taking over, plowing their Rascal scooters across the field, asking Erin Andrews to SPEAK UP in courtside interviews, and demanding 3:45 p.m. tip-offs so they can be in their flannel pajamas in time for a repeat of Diagnosis Murder.''
The Revenge of the Sports Geezers Jason Gay 2011
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And you have excellent musical taste though I take some of the credit for this myself, but equally have to thank you for your tip-offs these days.
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He is a consumate teammate who helps Brees detect key tendencies and defensive tip-offs in video study.
After 16 years, Saints' Brunell finally arrives in Super Bowl 2010
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The clerics pointed to a Duke University study which found that American Muslims themselves have been the largest source of tip-offs to police that helped prevent attacks.
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My big tip-offs were decrepit lobbies and elevators.
David Serchuk: New York City Apartment Hell Pt. 5 David Serchuk 2011
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Had it not been for tip-offs I would never have heard of the Isle of Wight garlic festival or the Isle of Man's Old House of Keys.
Where not to spend your bank holiday: a guide to Britain's worst days out 2011
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Seeing a crackdown on illegal abortions a way to lift the LOW FERTILITY RATE, South Korean health authorities earlier this week came up with comprehensive measures against abortions, which include a “call center” that REWARDS informants giving tip-offs on illegal abortion practitioners and measures to criminally charge hospitals performing such procedures.
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