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when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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The genre-bending noir saw Colin Farrell’s mysterious private detective John Sugar attempt to track down Olivia (Sydney Chandler), the granddaughter of Hollywood mogul Jonathan Siegel (James Cromwell).
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024
Caught in the middle is private detective Aline Ruby and her partner Carlos, who looks and acts human but is a robot.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2024
Caught in the middle is private detective Aline Ruby and her partner Carlos, who looks and acts human but is a robot.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for private detective
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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