special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Before applying to be a special agent, Canvasser was a civilian employee assigned to the Office of Strategic Information and Intelligence, which monitors and assesses threats to the president and others under Secret Service protection. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Dirkse then introduced Eugene Wu, a special agent for the FBI’s Sacramento office. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 At the news conference, Jeremy Wright, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas field office, said seven of the men were taken into custody in Memphis and Nashville, while one was in Frisco. Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026 While mostly making these bulk purchases at local wholesalers, at least one suspicious purchase was made just three doors down at Big Mania Meat Market — located in the same shopping plaza just a few doors down from El Primo, according to an affidavit from a special agent with the USDA. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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