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Recent Examples of inspector
During his time at the Standard, Barba’s reporting led to criminal charges against a building inspector who inspected his own home.
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Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
An inspector found ready-to-eat taquitos and burritos at an unsafe temperature, a reach-in cooler that wasn’t working and insufficient hot water at the facility.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
State workplace safety inspectors have up to six months to complete the probe.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Breuer listed two city inspectors by name, accusing them of providing unreasonable timelines, intentionally ignoring information provided by Berrada and its right to the appeal, and for entering the property and interfering with repair work.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
An inspector found ready-to-eat taquitos and burritos at an unsafe temperature, a reach-in cooler that wasn’t working and insufficient hot water at the facility.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
State workplace safety inspectors have up to six months to complete the probe.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Breuer listed two city inspectors by name, accusing them of providing unreasonable timelines, intentionally ignoring information provided by Berrada and its right to the appeal, and for entering the property and interfering with repair work.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Police detectives are investigating two shootings that happened a short time apart in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods located not far from one another.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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After investigating the shooting, Boston Police detectives were able to obtain a warrant for the suspect out of Suffolk County Juvenile Court for several gun charges and armed assault to murder.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Johnson-Swartz began calling and texting in the days that followed, the student told investigators.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a related email to Abbott, neonatologist Robert White of Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, and Pediatrix Medical Group — an investigator in the study — explained his concerns.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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For decades, the Zeigler case has fascinated the public around the world, leading to television shows, books, documentaries and a variety of crime sleuths creating various conspiracy theories.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Aubrey talked about how an online sleuth was immediately able to find out who was playing Draco Malfoy when the three leads were announced by trawling through their social media friends.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 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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Hendry at one time patrolled the streets as a patrolman.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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He is expected to survive and was identified as 68-year-old William Brumley of Vallejo, officers said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Then, police say, Shipp got a hold of an officer’s pepper spray but wasn’t able to use it.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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After Bonta ordered Bianco to halt his probe, the sheriff seized another 426 boxes of ballots last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some commissioners say the sheriff's office keeps overspending.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 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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He was engaged in a battle of courtesy with some policemen over a brand of cigarettes called Long Life.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two Israeli strikes early Sunday in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, including three policemen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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