as in audits
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least
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Recent Examples of inspections
Dallas’ restaurant inspections function on a 100-point system.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The build was subject to special inspections, which entailed the county sampling the concrete mix each day the machine was operating, similar to inspections used for commercial projects.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
To help fill the demand for technicians skilled in repair, maintenance and inspections, the RV Industry Association and the RV Dealers Association in 2019 established the RV Technical Institute.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The Sick and Shut Down List, this week with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach represented, just reports the inspections.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The 24-member team partners with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and its experts conduct in-person assessments and inspections to reduce risks from wildfire and get homes certified by the institute.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Licensed lead risk assessors will conduct inspections of qualifying homes to determine the repairs that are needed.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Although the structure is complete, several final phases remain – including paving, lighting installation, cable inspections, and load testing.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
The build was subject to special inspections, which entailed the county sampling the concrete mix each day the machine was operating, similar to inspections used for commercial projects.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
To help fill the demand for technicians skilled in repair, maintenance and inspections, the RV Industry Association and the RV Dealers Association in 2019 established the RV Technical Institute.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The Sick and Shut Down List, this week with Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach represented, just reports the inspections.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The 24-member team partners with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and its experts conduct in-person assessments and inspections to reduce risks from wildfire and get homes certified by the institute.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Licensed lead risk assessors will conduct inspections of qualifying homes to determine the repairs that are needed.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Although the structure is complete, several final phases remain – including paving, lighting installation, cable inspections, and load testing.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspections
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The port issue shows how Haiti’s monopolistic practices block foreign investment even when all necessary audits and authorizations have been provided to international partners and financial institutions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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While human rights advocates argue that arrivals face significant scrutiny, government audits have found flaws and data inaccuracies in records.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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By age 14, Abergel had dropped out of school, taken his graduate record examinations and ventured to New York in hopes of one day joining the American Ballet Theatre.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.—
Jonathan Randles,
Bloomberg,
31 Dec. 2025
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The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Doubts have been cast on jobs data due to misinterpretations of the labor bureau’s routine reviews of its statistics and its admissions about the difficulty of getting answers to its employment surveys.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Inspections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspections. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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