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Recent Examples of inspector
The inspector also observed mouse droppings in multiple areas of the kitchen, like behind the grease trap and on dry storage shelves.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Farhana Islam, a quality inspector at Tusuka Trousers in Bangladesh and the event’s sole garment worker, couldn’t attend because of visa issues.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
An inspector can identify polybutylene where pipes are visible and accessible, such as in a crawl space or at the water heater connections and meter.
—Ryan Brennan
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 30 to May 7.
—Ian Wheeler, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Farhana Islam, a quality inspector at Tusuka Trousers in Bangladesh and the event’s sole garment worker, couldn’t attend because of visa issues.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
An inspector can identify polybutylene where pipes are visible and accessible, such as in a crawl space or at the water heater connections and meter.
—Ryan Brennan
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from April 30 to May 7.
—Ian Wheeler, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Guy Ritchie directed both Sherlock Holmes films, which starred Jude Law as the titular detective's sidekick Watson.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Her detective Lord Peter Wimsey was usually to be found in the upper-class households and clubs that defined a certain strata of English society in the 1920s and 1930s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt told 6 ABC that investigators believe a group of friends, who included two boys and two girls, were hanging out at the home when the fatal shooting occurred.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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State police later spoke to Vargas’ mother who said their lawyer had advised them not to talk to investigators and would contact police on their behalf, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Fans, again, played sleuth, noting that the musician’s tattoos appeared to be an exact match for Apa’s.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Christie wrote more than 80 books during her career, including beloved mysteries featuring detective Hercule Poirot and sleuth Miss Marple.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Andy Gall today and as a rookie patrolman For Gall, who was just a rookie that September day in 1979, the verdict closed a very big circle.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 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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Upon arrival, officers located a person with a single gunshot wound.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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One of them, former Imperial officer the Client (Werner Herzog), hires Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to retrieve an asset.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The Arizona sheriff leading local investigative efforts in the apparent abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has shared an update on how much communication is happening between law enforcement and Savannah Guthrie's family.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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From there, the dive team from the sheriff’s office and the underwater search unit began a coordinated search of the body of water.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
18 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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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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At the beginning of the siege, Ihor became a volunteer policeman, tasked with keeping order in a city that was becoming more lawless by the day.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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