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Recent Examples of inspector
Vaughn stars in the series as Andrew Yancy, a former Miami police detective who know works as a health inspector.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Premiering in August 2024, Bad Monkey‘s first season introduced viewers to Vaughn’s Andrew Yancy, who has taken up a job as a health inspector in the Keys after being bounced from the Miami Police Department.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The inspector was, in fact, an undercover agent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
An inspector would, of course, benefit the seller and buyer as well.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Premiering in August 2024, Bad Monkey‘s first season introduced viewers to Vaughn’s Andrew Yancy, who has taken up a job as a health inspector in the Keys after being bounced from the Miami Police Department.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The inspector was, in fact, an undercover agent.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
An inspector would, of course, benefit the seller and buyer as well.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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The second season is set to bow next year with Hodge set to return as the iconic detective.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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During his confession, Jones said the Nestors hired him to clean around their business — and told detectives what led up to the killings.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hamilton County Coroner's Office investigators are looking for relatives or friends of a West End woman who died recently.—
Enquirer staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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In mid-2020, investigators had a major breakthrough.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, social media sleuths shared inaccurate information and a man was detained after allegedly trying to drive through a barricade near the church.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The video quickly spread online, with sleuths tying the pair back to a tech company whose CEO resigned in the fallout.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 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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Nevertheless, Smiley and the rest of the Homeless Unit — comprised of one sergeant and three patrolmen split into two teams — encourage people at the camps to go to a shelter.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Valerie Mayra, a forensic lab investigator with the county sheriff's office, testified that Murray's hands were bound in front of him with duct tape and zip ties and his feet were bound with black duct tape.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That's when Salazar began planning the attack, the sheriff said.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has taken up the anti-immigrant campaign aggressively, deputizing law-enforcement officers to assist ICE in its roundups.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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One person was killed and three others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Pala early Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol officers.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham had an up-close discussion with a policewoman during the team's playoff win against the Atlanta Dream Thursday night in Atlanta.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The actors tells the stories of the deceased, including cattleman and 6666 ranch owner Samuel Burk Burnett, and the city’s first Black policeman, Hagar Tucker.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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