special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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The only time the school has won anything in 30 years comes when scumbag Jim Harbaugh goes out and magically comes up with some sign-stealing special agent who then sends the program on a massive string of success. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The name of the special agent who was shot hasn’t been released. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026 Rogers met with Alan Hershkowitz, a special agent at the Office of Inspector General responsible for criminal investigations, for a voluntary meeting that stretched to 2½ hours. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Wheat wrote that a custodian of records from Logan’s office must either appear before the grand jury to present the records or deliver the materials to a special agent from Homeland Security Investigations. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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