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Recent Examples of inspector
The inspector saw 30 pieces of rodent poo on the floor under the cash registered and another 20 in an open cabinet space lower left of the cash register.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The inspectors of the Michelin Guide will make their call in April.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That streak ended when the restaurant closed briefly at the order of health inspectors in November 1997.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Wednesday’s report also said that Iran has also not reconsidered its September 2023 decision to ban some of the agency’s most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
The inspectors of the Michelin Guide will make their call in April.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That streak ended when the restaurant closed briefly at the order of health inspectors in November 1997.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Wednesday’s report also said that Iran has also not reconsidered its September 2023 decision to ban some of the agency’s most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Drain, the detective who worked on missing-person cases in Seattle, became a strong advocate for NamUs.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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Brett Payne, the lead detective in the case, said at the same hearing.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Spiro said the investigators who approached Jane Doe did not coerce or threaten her.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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New evidence was gathered in November 2023, and both were arrested March 4, investigators said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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Creators on TikTok and YouTube post reaction videos every week, and amateur sleuths dissect backstage scenes for clues about upcoming storylines or character developments.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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The family also posted online about their search — and amateur sleuths and local residents jumped into action.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Wambaugh, who joined the LAPD as a patrolman in 1960, made a splash with his debut novel, The New Centurions, a sweeping tale that followed three young LAPD officers during a five-year period that led to the 1965 Watts riots.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Caught in the middle of this controversy was Deputy Keith Farquhar, then a young patrolman.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The sheriff’s office is expected to release body camera footage from the scene in the coming weeks.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to a news release, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was notified Thursday after correctional officers discovered 21-year-old Lawrence Antonio Borom lying on the floor with apparent head injuries.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City Police Department officers and other law enforcement personnel will be placed at various points along the parade route, said Capt. Jacob Becchina, a police spokesman.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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The killers included white policemen, sheriffs, businessmen, even a legislator—all part of the Jim Crow system aimed at disenfranchising Black voters.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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Johnson further sent a thousand military policemen and two thousand Army troops to escort the march.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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