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Recent Examples of inspector
Brewster will play Kat Claiborne, a seasoned inspector at the San Francisco Police Department.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The inspector advises that the facility clean and sanitize all of the surfaces, and then have emergency pest control check to see if there are any remaining rodents.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
State workplace safety inspectors have up to six months to complete the probe.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Breuer listed two city inspectors by name, accusing them of providing unreasonable timelines, intentionally ignoring information provided by Berrada and its right to the appeal, and for entering the property and interfering with repair work.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The inspector advises that the facility clean and sanitize all of the surfaces, and then have emergency pest control check to see if there are any remaining rodents.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
State workplace safety inspectors have up to six months to complete the probe.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Breuer listed two city inspectors by name, accusing them of providing unreasonable timelines, intentionally ignoring information provided by Berrada and its right to the appeal, and for entering the property and interfering with repair work.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Investigators learned on Tuesday that Lickhart had died from her injuries, and homicide detectives took over the case, DiMartino said.—
Nathan Pilling
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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As their investigation continues, LBPD detectives asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them at (562) 570-7355.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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He was last seen running near the outdoor gear store Cabela's, but investigators learned the suspect fled the complex in an unknown direction.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Those statements included details that only someone involved in the killing would know, investigators said.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 21,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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That name is so common in England that searching for it would leave sleuths acting on a tip chasing endless possibilities.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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An army of amateur online sleuths has been parsing Burke’s lyrics, interviews and social media posts for clues, and the case has resulted in headlines in publications from the Los Angeles Times to the New York Post.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 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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In a news release, police said officers provided first aid to control heavy bleeding until firefighters and EMS arrived.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors under former President Joe Biden pressed charges against the officers.—
DYLAN LOVAN,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff’s office is investigating the death alongside the district attorney’s and coroner’s offices.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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An armed car passenger whom sheriff’s deputies fatally shot during a San Marcos traffic stop last month had fired his gun at least once as a deputy shocked him with a Taser, according to video footage released by authorities.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 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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State media reported the executions of protesters Saleh Mohammadi, Saeed Davodi and Mehdi Ghasemi who were accused of participating in the murders of two policemen during protests in Qom on 8 January 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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