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Recent Examples of inspector
The pallets were stacked high in four Southern California warehouses — high enough for a fire inspector to write a citation at a Fontana facility.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Another construction worker fell into the water and sustained serious injuries but survived, while an inspector working as a subcontractor for the Maryland Transportation Authority escaped without injuries.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The inspector also noted that the site’s owner has vowed to demolish the building, thereby ending the blight woes.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
City leaders said that the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) building inspector was at the scene, along with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the Department of Public Works (DPW), and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) crews.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
Another construction worker fell into the water and sustained serious injuries but survived, while an inspector working as a subcontractor for the Maryland Transportation Authority escaped without injuries.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The inspector also noted that the site’s owner has vowed to demolish the building, thereby ending the blight woes.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 May 2026
City leaders said that the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) building inspector was at the scene, along with Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the Department of Public Works (DPW), and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) crews.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Court records show Dial sued a former Parker Police Department detective over his 2022 arrest for tampering with evidence and being an accessory to murder.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Santana was the lead detective assigned to the case, while Smith was the sergeant who supervised the investigative team.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt told 6 ABC that investigators believe a group of friends, who included two boys and two girls, were hanging out at the home when the fatal shooting occurred.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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State police later spoke to Vargas’ mother who said their lawyer had advised them not to talk to investigators and would contact police on their behalf, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Fans, again, played sleuth, noting that the musician’s tattoos appeared to be an exact match for Apa’s.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Christie wrote more than 80 books during her career, including beloved mysteries featuring detective Hercule Poirot and sleuth Miss Marple.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Andy Gall today and as a rookie patrolman For Gall, who was just a rookie that September day in 1979, the verdict closed a very big circle.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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One patrolman said the officer who died had held the door for him just two days ago, during a shift change.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Upon arrival, officers located a person with a single gunshot wound.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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One of them, former Imperial officer the Client (Werner Herzog), hires Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to retrieve an asset.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Riverside County sheriff’s officials have said about 5,000 to 6,000 children run away or go missing each year in the county.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Benjamin Lee Millspaw, 56, was swimming off Cottrell Key, a mangrove island about nine miles northwest of Key West, around noon, and he was pulled from the water, according to the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 May 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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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 cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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At the beginning of the siege, Ihor became a volunteer policeman, tasked with keeping order in a city that was becoming more lawless by the day.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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