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Recent Examples of inspector
Vaughn stars in the series as Andrew Yancy, a former Miami police detective who know works as a health inspector.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Premiering in August 2024, Bad Monkey‘s first season introduced viewers to Vaughn’s Andrew Yancy, who has taken up a job as a health inspector in the Keys after being bounced from the Miami Police Department.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The inspector was, in fact, an undercover agent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
An inspector would, of course, benefit the seller and buyer as well.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Premiering in August 2024, Bad Monkey‘s first season introduced viewers to Vaughn’s Andrew Yancy, who has taken up a job as a health inspector in the Keys after being bounced from the Miami Police Department.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The inspector was, in fact, an undercover agent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
An inspector would, of course, benefit the seller and buyer as well.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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The original Heat starred Pacino as Vincent Hanna, the LAPD detective investigating bank robber Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The next detective retired a few years later while under investigation for discrimination, harrassment and falsifying information during a homicide investigation.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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His claims were verified when investigators checked out the grave sites.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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At the same time, social media sleuths shared inaccurate information and a man was detained after allegedly trying to drive through a barricade near the church.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
18 July 2025
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Nevertheless, Smiley and the rest of the Homeless Unit — comprised of one sergeant and three patrolmen split into two teams — encourage people at the camps to go to a shelter.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The Hood County sheriff said that his department’s dive team was dispatched to the scene.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Oct. 2025
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The driver experienced non-life-threatening injuries and the children appeared uninjured, the sheriff's office continued.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Creekmore, 60, currently works a consumer and mortgage loan officer at People's Bank.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Wilson is still Nottingham Forest’s chief football officer and was in attendance at St James’ Park on Sunday as a visiting official.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 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
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer tells Wallen that the police were attempting to understand what happened after a chair fell from the bar’s rooftop and landed by the policeman’s patrol car.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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