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Recent Examples of inspector
Hazard zone inspector The Taurob Inspector is a heavy-duty ground robot designed for inspection and maintenance tasks in hazardous industrial environments, particularly in the energy sector.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Rovaín was a chief inspector with the now-extinct Caracas Metropolitan Police, Bolívar was an officer, and Molina was a patrolman.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
At the forum held at The Secret Garden, members were introduced to the three candidates in a panel led by Bruce Bishop, the Association’s longtime election inspector.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The inspector also observed mouse droppings in multiple areas of the kitchen, like behind the grease trap and on dry storage shelves.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Rovaín was a chief inspector with the now-extinct Caracas Metropolitan Police, Bolívar was an officer, and Molina was a patrolman.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
At the forum held at The Secret Garden, members were introduced to the three candidates in a panel led by Bruce Bishop, the Association’s longtime election inspector.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The inspector also observed mouse droppings in multiple areas of the kitchen, like behind the grease trap and on dry storage shelves.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Applegate refused to leave until police officers arrived, according to the detective, a threat management expert.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Flim-flam men and demonic detectives to the front.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
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In response, the state decided to hire outside investigators to review some of these complaints.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The suspect was identified by police as 21-year-old Trevon Williams, also an Arizona resident, who investigators said met the victim outside the rental.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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That story appears in fragments across the album; sleuths will have a field day scouring the record for its copious Easter eggs.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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Independent journalists, online sleuths and criminal case followers traveled from across the country to track developments on the missing child’s case.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.—
Christin Lazerus,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Rovaín was a chief inspector with the now-extinct Caracas Metropolitan Police, Bolívar was an officer, and Molina was a patrolman.—
Gustavo Ocando Alex,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Clovis Police Department vehicles were parked in the vicinity, and multiple officers came to oversee the confrontation when the shouting began.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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In 2024 and 2025, four hearing officers in the appeals unit filed complaints against the department, leading to three internal investigations by human resources, according to a separate, outside probe conducted by Flynn Investigations Group, a firm specializing in workplace reviews.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The sheriff's office said his injuries were not life-threatening.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The coroner will determine the cause and manner of death, the sheriff’s office said in a statement Sunday, sending condolences to the Brown family.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Its ensemble includes a Brazilian-origin sensei, a young Basque-Maghrebi fighter, an African migrant in his sixties, a policewoman and a landlord antagonist.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
1 June 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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Five were killed in an airstrike on the villages of Deir Qanoun al Nahr and Abbasiyeh, while a municipal policeman was killed in the village of Ebba, state media reported.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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At the same time, Pratchett was not an anarchist—Vimes is a policeman, which is depicted as a heroic profession—or an identitarian.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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