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Recent Examples of inspector
While there, the inspector found multiple belts on the ride were not working properly, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Safety told The Star last week.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The inspector managed to count 102 flies.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The couple – Niko is a certified RV master technician and Shellie is a certified RV technician and RV inspector – are Army veterans who own Niko’s Mobile RV Services.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Based on faults and failures popping up in a specific neighborhood on homes built by the same builder, the goal is for the tool to eventually predict what repairs will likely be needed, not only the ones an inspector is catching.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
The inspector managed to count 102 flies.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The couple – Niko is a certified RV master technician and Shellie is a certified RV technician and RV inspector – are Army veterans who own Niko’s Mobile RV Services.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Based on faults and failures popping up in a specific neighborhood on homes built by the same builder, the goal is for the tool to eventually predict what repairs will likely be needed, not only the ones an inspector is catching.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Robert Marshall, lead homicide detective, added.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota officials have claimed federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence in the case and asserted that the state lacks jurisdiction to independently investigate the killing, according to the AP.—
Greg Wehner , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Agents told investigators that one of their colleagues opened fire Thursday after the driver put the truck in reverse and repeatedly slammed into an unoccupied car the agents had rented, smashing its headlights and knocking off its front bumper.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Online sleuths noted that Duff and Moore recently unfollowed Tisdale on Instagram, sparking more speculation about reasons for a falling-out, as TMZ reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Although Tisdale didn’t name names, online sleuths speculated that the group in question included the likes of Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor, and Duff.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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In June 2024, the Uxbridge Police Department celebrated LaPorta’s promotion to full-time patrolman.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bodycam video shows the same patrolman reading Miranda warnings to Mangione.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
18 Dec. 2025
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And on Tuesday, Joan Bracci, the county’s chief financial officer, stressed that DROP will create new costs for the county.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff's office also apologized for some confusion with initial messaging from the sheriff's office Thursday morning on social media.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In October the agency fined the police department $153,000 and the sheriff’s office $184,000 for violations related to Rodarte’s death.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Princess Diana and the Duchess of York once turned up at the club dressed as policewomen and many romantic relationships were sealed in the dark alcoves, although the tabloids rarely, if ever, found out.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Oct. 2025
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Former policewoman Nerea, dismissed from the force, is drawn back when ritualistic murders emerge, confronting ghosts of her past and city’s underworld.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Beijing has been quick to denounce Maduro’s capture, condemning Washington for behaving like the world’s policeman.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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And Ahmed al-Ahmed, who came to Australia from Syria in 2006, a former policeman who now owns a fruit stand at Bondi Beach, tackled one of the gunmen and wrenched the rifle from him, even as he was wounded himself.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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