special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Shortly thereafter, Dowd found herself inside the FBI’s resident agency in Brevard County, where she was debriefed by a special agent. Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026 Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit field office, declined to declare a motive following the attack, but described it as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 Ghazali fatally shot himself after he got stuck in his vehicle and the engine caught fire, said Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit field office. Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026 Ghazali fatally shot himself after he got stuck in his vehicle and the engine caught fire, said Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit field office. Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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