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special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Season 2 follows the Camp Pendleton team, led by Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid), as well as Gibbs’ early career as a special agent. Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025 Maltinsky was three weeks short of completing the training program to be a special agent, which was a lifelong goal of his, when he was dismissed, according to AP. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025 In late 2018, Dave Mesler, a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigation unit, got an intriguing tip from employees at another Las Vegas casino. Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025 Set in 1991, the series follows a younger version of Gibbs — portrayed by Austin Stowell — during his early years as a special agent. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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“Special agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20agent. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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special agent

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