inspectors

noun

plural of inspector
as in investigators

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  1. investigators
  2. detectives
  3. sleuths
  4. officers
  5. sheriffs
  6. policemen
  7. cops
  8. troopers
Noun
  • Crime scene investigators looked for witnesses and surveillance video and collected evidence.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • However, a series of law enforcement investigators have testified the crime scene was not consistent with that story.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigators
Noun
  • Homicide detectives are working to determine what led up to the killing.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Police said gang-unit detectives are investigating the shooting.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of detectives
Noun
  • The case also set off an online frenzy, with internet sleuths scrutinizing the early reports about Wells’s death and launching into speculation.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Patrick testified and found himself at the center of an online swarm of sleuths and influencers dissecting every detail of the case, developing theories that portray him as uncaring, unfaithful and even the murderer of his children.
    — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sleuths
Noun
  • Investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened inside the house, and Hartman said officers encountered inconsistencies while interviewing those who were there.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Jolly has called for a new requirement that officers obtain a warrant from a judge before accessing Flock camera footage, while Donalds is pushing for harsher punishments to deter misuse.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of sheriffs
Noun
  • One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • The suspect has six prior arrests in New York, with charges including criminal contempt, assault and criminal mischief, cops said.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The cops arrived and compared notes with Lojo and her colleagues.
    — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of cops
Noun
  • After conducting a traffic stop, troopers determined that the vehicle was not registered.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere during the operation, ICE agents and troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol worked together to arrest a Mexican cartel member and a Honduran accused of molesting two children, a statement from ICE said.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of troopers
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