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Recent Examples of inspector
The complex was red-tagged repeatedly by city inspectors.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
The Concord Parkway Station was found to scan packages correctly but the inspector’s office discovered the post office discarding advertisement mail scheduled to be delivered in March and did not attempt to deliver it.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The camp passed a state inspection just two days before the flood, with inspectors noting that the camp had emergency plans.
—New York Times, 10 July 2025
The loss of experienced investigators and cuts to support staff have also hamstrung other inspectors.
—Victoria Malis, ProPublica, 7 July 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
The Concord Parkway Station was found to scan packages correctly but the inspector’s office discovered the post office discarding advertisement mail scheduled to be delivered in March and did not attempt to deliver it.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The camp passed a state inspection just two days before the flood, with inspectors noting that the camp had emergency plans.
—New York Times, 10 July 2025
The loss of experienced investigators and cuts to support staff have also hamstrung other inspectors.
—Victoria Malis, ProPublica, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Metro Nashville Police Department homicide detectives are investigating after a woman's body, covered by a garbage bag, was discovered off the side of the road in South Nashville on July 19.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 July 2025
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Police have classified the death a homicide, and detectives are investigating.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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According to investigators, Melina and her father crossed into the U.S. from Canada on July 11 for what was supposed to be a vacation.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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The suspect fled on foot and dropped the gun, according to investigators.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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The video quickly went viral and internet sleuths were the first to identify Byron and Cabot.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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The noble cyber sleuths, Ian Carroll and Sam Curry, reported the flaw to McDonald’s and the vendor for swift technical resolution.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
18 July 2025
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The Tamir Rice Foundation was established by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, after the murder of her son by Timothy Loehmann, a patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police, in 2014.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
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The two-part documentary, out July 29, dives into the perspectives of several people involved, from Roberts to citizens of Rachel to a local sheriff and a military colonel.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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According to the sheriff’s office, his mother recognized him in a break-in video posted to Facebook and notified detectives.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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But case law has held that prosecutors are constitutional, judicial officers who are not in the same category as state, county and township executive-branch officers, such as mayors.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Many fishers have lost their livelihoods overnight, with about a third of the state waters completely devoid of fish, according to Pat Tripodi, the executive officer of the Marine Fishers Association, which represents the interests of most commercial fishing license holders in the state.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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She was also found guilty of disorderly conduct for supposedly trying to seduce an undercover policewoman named Margaret Leonard, who’d been assigned to entrap her.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Historians have long debated which pioneer in the field of women’s policing holds the title of the U.S.’s first policewoman, as opposed to police matron.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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He was stopped by policemen, who heard the story and waved them on.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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This is the meat of the film, tormenting Jeanne with all the possibilities (a friendly policeman tracks Suzanne to Belgium, where the trail goes cold).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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