special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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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 While investigators in both cases, at prestigious universities less than 50 miles apart, are sharing intelligence, the special agent in charge of Boston's FBI office, Ted Docks, said at a news briefing Tuesday that authorities don't think they're connected. Michael Ruiz , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 After the break, FBI special agent Erin Lucker will continue her testimony. John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025 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 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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special agent

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