as in examination
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least
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Recent Examples of inspection
For the third consecutive week, no Miami-Dade restaurants failed inspection.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Infected markets will be depopulated, cleaned, and remain closed for at least five days until passing inspection.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Originally Published: February 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM EST
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Sheriff Gregory Tony’s case is set before state panel after judge urged reprimand
Perfect restaurant inspections: Did your faves make the list of 72 South Florida eateries in January?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
The new international arrivals facility, which is expected to cost $10 million, is necessary to meet U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s standards for aircraft and passenger inspection services, said Michael Schommer, assistant director of strategic communications for MAC, in an email.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Infected markets will be depopulated, cleaned, and remain closed for at least five days until passing inspection.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Originally Published: February 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM EST
Most Popular
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Sheriff Gregory Tony’s case is set before state panel after judge urged reprimand
Perfect restaurant inspections: Did your faves make the list of 72 South Florida eateries in January?
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
The new international arrivals facility, which is expected to cost $10 million, is necessary to meet U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s standards for aircraft and passenger inspection services, said Michael Schommer, assistant director of strategic communications for MAC, in an email.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspection
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Dahmes conducted a forensic examination of the victim’s phone and found more text messages between the victim and the phone number between Aug. 1-5.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Records that used to bristle with a love of craft and earnest examinations of the artist’s fears now offer the gift of ear-hustling a man exercising the freedom to center himself and burn bridges.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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More than 77% of fiscal year 2023 audits occurred via correspondence, the IRS reported.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a new state audit released in October, city officials in four of the six STAR bond districts examined told auditors that their districts would have likely developed without the bonds as their cities expanded into undeveloped land.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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If there are legitimate concerns about such access uncovering American spies abroad, the Trump administration will come under stronger pressure to place tighter limits on DOGE, though the department's supporters will likely see this as an attempt by the deep state to shutdown scrutiny.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Temu and Shein have taken steps to grow their operations in the U.S. as de minimis has come under greater scrutiny.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a September 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by market research firm OnePoll for Homes.com, noise topped the ranking of things that lead Americans to argue with a neighbor.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Whether the achievement will be lasting or only a blip on the continuum of Dr. Lauzen’s two-plus decade survey remains to be seen.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspection. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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