special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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The delicate investigation at the site of the plant has concluded, but determining a cause could take months more, said Brice McCracken, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ special agent in charge at the National Center for Explosives Training and Research. Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025 While the cause of the blast remains a mystery, investigators have figured out where the calamity started, said Brice McCracken, special agent in charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Center for Explosives Training and Research. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 But Jamey VanVliet, special agent in charge at the Nashville ATF office, did not say what those hypotheses were. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 Harmon starred as beloved special agent Gibbs for 19 seasons before leaving NCIS in 2021. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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special agent

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