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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
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There are still investigators working leads that they’re not finished with.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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On March 7, 2005, investigators told Tribune reporters that DNA was pulled from a cigarette butt found in the kitchen sink of the Lefkow home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Morgan’s abduction and killing have been covered by countless true-crime podcasts and publications, a source of fascination for amateur web sleuths trying to figure out what authorities may have missed.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this year, once Capcom revealed the character of Leon was back, that photo went viral after internet sleuths dug it up.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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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
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Frontex's standing corps is set to reach 10,000 officers by the end of the year -- double the number employed in 2021 -- reflecting the policy shift and expectations of sustained pressure along key routes.—
LEFTERIS PITARAKIS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Interim executive director David White, former NFLPA president and eventual chief strategy officer JC Tretter and American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti are on the list, two sources briefed on the matter confirmed to The Athletic.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hall had worked in the sheriff’s office since the eighties.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Of the 40 people arrested, 36 were cited and released and six were booked into the Hennepin County jail, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 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 policemen refused and ordered him back.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anything that would seem indecent to a policeman—a drawing of a big cock—[would get them in trouble].—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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