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Bell’s disappearance was considered a missing persons case for almost two decades, the State’s Attorney’s Office said, until a surveyor found Bell’s skeletal remains on property being developed in Montgomery in late 2020.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
During the long-in-coming 2018 trial that forms the spine of Our Land, a surveyor testifies on behalf of the defendants, claiming ignorance about the proximity of the Chuschagastan compound.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Ensure the survey was conducted by a licensed surveyor and that the boundary markers and legal descriptions were properly reviewed.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Even the most complimentary appraisals of Raphael, which celebrate his multimodal genius—painter, draftsman, architect, poet, surveyor of antiquities—also mention his exquisite social tact and career climbing.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
During the long-in-coming 2018 trial that forms the spine of Our Land, a surveyor testifies on behalf of the defendants, claiming ignorance about the proximity of the Chuschagastan compound.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Ensure the survey was conducted by a licensed surveyor and that the boundary markers and legal descriptions were properly reviewed.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Even the most complimentary appraisals of Raphael, which celebrate his multimodal genius—painter, draftsman, architect, poet, surveyor of antiquities—also mention his exquisite social tact and career climbing.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
: one that surveys
especially
: one whose occupation is surveying land
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