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Recent Examples of inspector
Oteri is Monica, a no-nonsense health inspector assigned to Happy’s Place.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
One member of the Raise Lake Hodges group is Kevin Kidd, the president of the Del Dios Town Council and a longtime commercial diver and underwater inspector who has worked with DSOD, the state and the city in the past on the Hodges Dam.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
If the city officially adds the structures to the dangerous buildings list, an inspector will issue orders to demolish them or repair them.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The restaurant was also dinged after an inspector noticed several wet wiping cloths on counter surfaces.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
One member of the Raise Lake Hodges group is Kevin Kidd, the president of the Del Dios Town Council and a longtime commercial diver and underwater inspector who has worked with DSOD, the state and the city in the past on the Hodges Dam.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
If the city officially adds the structures to the dangerous buildings list, an inspector will issue orders to demolish them or repair them.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The restaurant was also dinged after an inspector noticed several wet wiping cloths on counter surfaces.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Anyone with information regarding the man’s death can contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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This time, police taped off the house and questioned Sutton-Schulman for two hours until a detective got a call from the hospital confirming that L had attempted suicide in the woods behind the house.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After witnessing Nillo driving erratically after leaving the commissioner’s apartment building, investigators stopped her and seized the vehicle.—
Joey Flechas,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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This suspect has now been stopped in his tracks because of the diligent and tenacious work done by investigators at both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The morbid scene was quite a shock for our trio of sleuths, and for audiences.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every later sleuth, including Kuriyama and Honan, needs to grapple with Nicholl, if only to rebut him.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 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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The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff is in the news again because of Soliman.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Aug. 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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The policeman asked where the shell was.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born Marilyn Seils in Chicago, Istel was the daughter of a Chicago policeman, Otto Seils.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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