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Recent Examples of inspector
The bodies were allegedly found behind a door after the funeral home owner, Brian Cotter, told the inspectors not to go inside a room that had been covered by a cardboard display, according to ABC News.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Obama administration suspended enforcement of the English proficiency rule in 2016, but the Trump White House reversed that decision as of June 25, requiring truckers to talk to inspectors without the use of smartphone apps or a translator.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Cotter first tried to claim that the bodies were awaiting cremation, but later told inspectors that some had been in the room for roughly 15 years, according to state documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The roof inspector, Realtor and previous homeowner all passed the buck and the new owners have $30,000 in damages.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Obama administration suspended enforcement of the English proficiency rule in 2016, but the Trump White House reversed that decision as of June 25, requiring truckers to talk to inspectors without the use of smartphone apps or a translator.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Cotter first tried to claim that the bodies were awaiting cremation, but later told inspectors that some had been in the room for roughly 15 years, according to state documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The roof inspector, Realtor and previous homeowner all passed the buck and the new owners have $30,000 in damages.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 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
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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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But not all hope is lost, as our shopping editors-slash-internet sleuths managed to round up five alternative picks that resemble hers and will complete your fall ‘fit equations.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, as online sleuths scoured photos of Trump for evidence of any frailty, the political scientist Ian Bremmer pointed out that obsessive scrutiny of a leader’s health is a hallmark of authoritarian countries.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 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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Consider the experience of Tom Pohlman, then sheriff of Fisher County, who had a flare burning next to his home in the Texas Panhandle starting in October 2023.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cakra was being held Tuesday in the White County jail, according to the sheriff's office post, which said a bond had not been set.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
3 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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