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
The bill would set enforceable health and safety standards, mandating independent inspections and requiring transparency in reporting habitability issues such as water damage, humidity and mold.
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James Herrera Monterey Herald, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
An immigration detention ombudsman's office was largely de-staffed, as was the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which performed inspections of family detention facilities.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
While the next Neutron stage is being readied for its maiden flight, its Hungry Hippo fairing is undergoing post-delivery inspections ahead of transportation to MARS's Rocket Lab Launch Copmlex-3 (LC-3) for further tests.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The panel recommended making such inspections mandatory.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In November, there was a 33% drop in inspections from the previous year.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
However, officials previously said fire safety inspections had not been conducted for several years at the Swiss bar.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
This includes obtaining proper permits, passing health inspections and complying with other standards for safety, sanitation and privacy.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 22 Jan. 2026
James Herrera Monterey Herald, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
An immigration detention ombudsman's office was largely de-staffed, as was the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which performed inspections of family detention facilities.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
While the next Neutron stage is being readied for its maiden flight, its Hungry Hippo fairing is undergoing post-delivery inspections ahead of transportation to MARS's Rocket Lab Launch Copmlex-3 (LC-3) for further tests.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The panel recommended making such inspections mandatory.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In November, there was a 33% drop in inspections from the previous year.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
However, officials previously said fire safety inspections had not been conducted for several years at the Swiss bar.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
This includes obtaining proper permits, passing health inspections and complying with other standards for safety, sanitation and privacy.
—Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspections
Noun
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Last summer two audits emerged, one state, one federal, each with something urgent to tell us about our state’s child welfare system.—
Sarah Healy Eagan,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tracker will serve voters and viewers as well as the more than 30 new lawmakers who were not in office when many of these audits were issued.—
Julie Watts,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The alleged examinations weren’t recorded in the woman’s medical file, according to investigators.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Our state-of-the-art offices are equipped for comprehensive skin examinations, advanced testing, and cutting-edge treatments designed with your comfort and health in mind.—
Rocklin Dermatology,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The statistic is built on what specific living individuals are willing to pay for small risk reductions in their own lives (often estimated via surveys or observing wage premiums for risky jobs).—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Based in London, Brand Finance analyzes thousands of companies’ financials, looking at revenue, licensing agreements, margins and other hard data, and combines those data points with results from comprehensive consumer surveys to estimate the monetary value of brands.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Inspections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspections. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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