special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Asha Rangappa, a Yale University senior lecturer and former FBI special agent, said one of CRS's most important contributions was in building trust between local communities, police and federal law enforcement. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026 The informant’s account was consistent with the special agent’s information that Fluker was a campus supervisor at Winnetonka High School in Kansas City’s Northland. Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026 Canty, a former special agent in charge of the SBI’s Charlotte region office, resigned from the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office in November 2024 and issued a letter then alleging that McFadden abused his powers. Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026 During the press conference, Ted Docks, special agent in charge of FBI Boston, was asked if John would be given the $50,000 reward the FBI had offered for information about the subject. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 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 14 Jan. 2026.

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special agent

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