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special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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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 Colin Jackson, acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Nashville, said the unit will continue to grow. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 7 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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special agent

see agent

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