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Recent Examples of inspector
Debris, solid waste, and household items have been present at the property for the last two years, according to a report prepared by San Jose code enforcement inspector Wayne Cirone.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The six suspects included a retired major general and a serving police inspector.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Gusts of smoke from the Plant 2 main flare were visible for miles, leading the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to send an inspector to the site and the company to issue one of its public notifications about refinery activity.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The inspector found expired creamy garlic sauce and build-up on the pasta cooking basket.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The six suspects included a retired major general and a serving police inspector.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Gusts of smoke from the Plant 2 main flare were visible for miles, leading the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to send an inspector to the site and the company to issue one of its public notifications about refinery activity.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The inspector found expired creamy garlic sauce and build-up on the pasta cooking basket.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Senior Deputy District Attorney Devan Portillo, of the DA Office’s special prosecutions unit, handled the case, with support from a Placer County Sheriff’s Office detective assigned to the county’s Opioid Response Team.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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After a lengthy investigation found there was no evidence to suggest that the crash was intentional, detectives determined that Gutierrez likely fell asleep at the wheel.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Forensic investigators will determine whether the shooting was accidental, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Kemp said investigators suspect the Brantley County fire was sparked by an aluminum party balloon that touched live power lines, creating an electrical arc that sparked flames on the ground.—
Emilie Megnien,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Social media sleuths had already dug up wild comments from Russini about Vrabel and her husband before Vrabel’s decision to step away on Wednesday, but the additional posts that were found appeared to be too much for Russini.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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While officials remained tight-lipped during the lengthy investigation, internet sleuths and tabloids uncovered what appeared to be various connections between Burke and Rivas.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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One patrolman said the officer who died had held the door for him just two days ago, during a shift change.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The character is said to be an homage to an actual Western District patrolman named Bob Brown.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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His grandfather, Chris Heidenreich, was a naval officer, and his uncle, Chip Heidenreich, served as a corpsman with the Marines.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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People can also contact the Will County sheriff’s office to leave tips, Zdzinicki said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The National Police said 23-year-old policewoman Victoria Shpylka was killed in the explosion, while 25 people suffered injuries of varying severity.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Shifa Hospital said the Gaza City apartment building strike killed three children, their aunt and grandmother on Saturday morning, while the strike on the police station killed at least 14 — officers, including four policewomen, civilians and inmates held at the station.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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