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Recent Examples of inspector
The inspector noted that the excessive sludge could affect the water treatment process.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
The complaint alleges that inspector Maricela Torres Zamarripa conducted annual inspections of Camp Mystic from at least 2015 through 2025.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
During that window, buyers may hire a licensed inspector, request repairs or credits, or cancel the contract with an earnest money refund if notice is delivered on time.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Under the bar equipment and ice bins, the inspector counted 20 droppings.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
The complaint alleges that inspector Maricela Torres Zamarripa conducted annual inspections of Camp Mystic from at least 2015 through 2025.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
During that window, buyers may hire a licensed inspector, request repairs or credits, or cancel the contract with an earnest money refund if notice is delivered on time.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Under the bar equipment and ice bins, the inspector counted 20 droppings.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Together, Sarah Wondra and the roommates bound Michael with duct tape and shoved him into the duffel bag, Wondra recounted to the detectives.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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No one was in custody for the fatal shooting, and detectives were investigating.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Between February 27 and March 2, the investigators found and arrested four suspects.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In plain terms, investigators have been told to file paperwork and wait in line.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But what got internet sleuths hung up is how Alfonzo reportedly hit shelves months ahead of Thriller.—
Greg Poole,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Social-media sleuths noted that the Dolphins did not give Tagovailoa an online happy birthday wish on Monday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The agency is in the process of hiring and onboarding 10,000 additional personnel in its Enforcement and Removal Operations office, which had about 6,500 officers until last year.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The county sheriff’s office said that ICE did not submit any other detainers or warrants stemming from Jalloh’s numerous arrests over the years.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wallace, 18, was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, criminal trespass and littering, the sheriff's office said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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