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Recent Examples of inspector
The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
In one case, though, a code inspector found multiple problems inside one of the motel rooms, including live cockroaches and lack of a smoke detector.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
The inspector found that between April and July, anywhere between 100 to more than 500 surgical instrument sets remained unprocessed, depending on the day.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Her career spanned three uniform post assignments and seven different departmental divisions, achieving every rank from trooper to inspector and served as a forensic artist and expert on missing persons and human trafficking before officially retiring in September 2025.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
In one case, though, a code inspector found multiple problems inside one of the motel rooms, including live cockroaches and lack of a smoke detector.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
The inspector found that between April and July, anywhere between 100 to more than 500 surgical instrument sets remained unprocessed, depending on the day.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Her career spanned three uniform post assignments and seven different departmental divisions, achieving every rank from trooper to inspector and served as a forensic artist and expert on missing persons and human trafficking before officially retiring in September 2025.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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At the time, detectives in each jurisdiction had no idea the cases were connected.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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But, like any committed noir detective, I was left with more questions than anything else.—
Charlie Markbreiter,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Less than 24 hours later, investigators say Lauren Spors beat her mother to death with a rock.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in an October 26 statement that investigators made the arrests the previous evening.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Adelsons’ involvement in the murder case’s tangled web has riveted those in the state capital — and thousands of internet true crime sleuths — for nearly a decade.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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The anime film follows an amateur sleuth with a penchant for the paranormal, who travels to the deep south to solve a string of murders that have awakened a vengeful Boo Hag spirit seeking justice.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman’s quixotic effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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The sheriff's office previously shared video of the shooting, showing Jawad backing an SUV out of the garage and driving down the driveway.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ada County sheriff’s spokesperson Emily Walker declined to comment, citing pending litigation.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
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The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Former policewoman Nerea, dismissed from the force, is drawn back when ritualistic murders emerge, confronting ghosts of her past and city’s underworld.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham had an up-close discussion with a policewoman during the team's playoff win against the Atlanta Dream Thursday night in Atlanta.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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