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Recent Examples of inspector
Dozens of employees with cross-cutting responsibilities, including those who wrote guidelines for inspectors or compared results across reviews, are gone.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2025
Building inspectors issued more than 100 violations, citing overgrown weeds, structural problems and general neglect.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Several city and county public health officials had to move quickly to lay off nurses, epidemiologists and disease inspectors.
—CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In July 2024, the FDA had 432 inspectors, but nearly one-quarter were eligible to retire.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2025
Building inspectors issued more than 100 violations, citing overgrown weeds, structural problems and general neglect.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Several city and county public health officials had to move quickly to lay off nurses, epidemiologists and disease inspectors.
—CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
In July 2024, the FDA had 432 inspectors, but nearly one-quarter were eligible to retire.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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With the Farris Wheel starting to turn, detectives asked Scott if his father was having an affair.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors also said detectives recovered video footage that suggests there may be dozens, if not hundreds, of women who were victimized.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tesla Center footage allegedly showed McIntire lighting a device, which ignites, and throwing it on a Cybertruck. McIntire then returned to the area of the witness’ home on foot and was seen leaving the area in his vehicle around 11:13 p.m., investigators said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Miami Gardens’ investigators on Friday afternoon were still trying to determine who the shooter was and the circumstances of the altercation, the spokesperson said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Conan Doyle: creator of Sherlock Holmes and by extension all subsequent super sleuths with an eccentric character, eagle eye for detail, encyclopedic knowledge of unexpectedly useful trivia and the brain of a UNIVAC.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Characters name-drop fictional sleuths like Columbo, Sherlock Holmes, and Benoit Blanc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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After Shannon and Maggie’s deaths, Dennis Police Department Police Chief John Brady issued a statement on behalf of patrolman John Hubbard.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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An anonymous tipster contacted the sheriff's office April 14 about possible mistreatment of Bane, who the tipster said was very underweight and had been left chained outside without food, water or shade, the release states.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2025
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Investigators photographed Molly Corbett at the sheriff's office after Jason's murder.—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, the position of policewoman was such a resounding public relations success that Los Angeles soon expanded its roster to three female police officers and three police matrons.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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