special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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There is now a permanent investigative squad on the case, along with a new special agent in charge. Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Marquez Pinder, a 29-year-old special agent with the Miami Field Office, was ordered to be put on house arrest with a GPS tracking device. Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Brokos, a former FBI supervisory special agent who led the crisis response at the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, urges caution to anyone eager to get a gun for self-defense. ABC News, 24 July 2026 Cook is leaving the department to take a new position as a special agent in charge and director of training and special investigations within the BNSF Railway Police Department, according to the statement. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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