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special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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An affidavit by a special agent, which the FBI shared with when contacted for comment, outlined how officers had combed bank account details, cellphone records and video surveillance footage in the investigation. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Officials said Parker, who now lives in Massachusetts, was attempting to distribute counterfeit amphetamine pills laced with fentanyl to an undercover Food and Drug Administration (FDA) special agent in 2022. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025 Beckstrom, her ex-boyfriend told NBC News, aspired to be an FBI special agent. Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025 Ricky Patel, special agent in charge of New York’s Homeland Security Investigations office, apologized in a call with New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Saturday for how the enforcement action unfolded, two law enforcement officials briefed on the call said. Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 29 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 7 Dec. 2025.

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special agent

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