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Recent Examples of inspector
Marine veteran and city inspector Jesus Leza has three daughters.
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Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
Italian media reported today that an inspector sent by the minister to Venice has set up an office in Ca’ Giustinian, a palazzo on the Grand Canal in San Marco, and has demanded full access to all records related to Moscow’s presence at the exhibition.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The county posted a stop-work order on the building, which is shown in the inspector’s photographs with plywood animal cages stacked in the back, even though the last use permit described for the building allowed only vehicle storage.
—Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The inspector ultimately pleaded guilty to falsifying the inspections in October 2025.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
Italian media reported today that an inspector sent by the minister to Venice has set up an office in Ca’ Giustinian, a palazzo on the Grand Canal in San Marco, and has demanded full access to all records related to Moscow’s presence at the exhibition.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The county posted a stop-work order on the building, which is shown in the inspector’s photographs with plywood animal cages stacked in the back, even though the last use permit described for the building allowed only vehicle storage.
—Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
The inspector ultimately pleaded guilty to falsifying the inspections in October 2025.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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That evening, a detective assigned to a robbery intervention detail tried to stop a black Mercedes-Benz at Northwest 17th Avenue and 71st Street, according to a MDSO video.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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His gift is an uncanny ability to solve crimes that leave the LAPD baffled, armed only with the savvy and dry humor reminiscent of the gumshoe detectives of the noir genre.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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That’s not true, Enders told lottery investigators, arguing the halves came from a single ticket.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Online sleuths have been successful in flagging suspicious trades such as the bet that prosecutors say Van Dyke placed on Maduro's capture.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Online sleuths began digging into the rift, leading to a wave of negative press about Lively.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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One patrolman said the officer who died had held the door for him just two days ago, during a shift change.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 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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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The convictions included 50 lawyers, as well as court clerks, police officers and sheriff’s deputies.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Sixty-three people were referred by the sheriff’s department to the district attorney for potential charges related to that break-in.—
David Fischer,
Fortune,
4 May 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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When bumbling village policeman Derry (an endearing Nicholas Braun) dismisses any suspicion of foul play despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, it’s left to the sheep to prove otherwise — despite no ability to converse with their human counterparts beyond Lassie-style leading and hinting.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Suspecting that the bumbling local policeman, Officer Tim Derry (Nicholas Braun, accentuating the goofiness), is wrong in his conclusion that George simply died of a heart attack, Lily rallies her fellow sheep to help solve the murder.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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