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Recent Examples of inspector
Many of the action showpieces revolve not around Fok, but rather MC Cheung’s young and agile cop Lee, who came up under the inspector’s mentorship and continues to take down bad guys the old-fashioned way.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The clip was posted by licensed home inspector Andrew Matson (@andrew.matson7) and has amassed over 1.1 million views since it was shared on November 23 last year.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The official investigation faces its own obstacles, as inspector Sami Sadoudi (Nabil Asli) clashes with Dr. Dounia Assam (Meriem Medjkane), a psychiatrist who specializes in post-traumatic disorders.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
The following week, the same inspector reported that a glove box containing radioactive material had cracked, prompting an evacuation of personnel.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The clip was posted by licensed home inspector Andrew Matson (@andrew.matson7) and has amassed over 1.1 million views since it was shared on November 23 last year.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The official investigation faces its own obstacles, as inspector Sami Sadoudi (Nabil Asli) clashes with Dr. Dounia Assam (Meriem Medjkane), a psychiatrist who specializes in post-traumatic disorders.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
The following week, the same inspector reported that a glove box containing radioactive material had cracked, prompting an evacuation of personnel.
—Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Lynch played the detective, and his voice and delivery is a big part of what makes this piece such a riveting, hilarious watch.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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According to detectives, the couple made statements that concerned them during that visit, 48 Hours reports.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The forum is dominated by anonymous posts about would-be applicants complaining about waiting months to hear back from background investigators.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The informant told investigators Melo planned to smuggle drugs onto the cruise.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Online sleuths connected the offending fan to a New Jersey management consulting firm, BCT Partners, that denounced its employee’s behavior.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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If that wasn't enough, the book also features personal reflections from Swift herself—including a note to her fans at the back, which has internet sleuths spiraling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2024
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That policy is so old that Chapman remembers it from his rookie year in the NYPD as a young patrolman in East Harlem in 1968.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Once in the governor's office, the future president quickly changed the complexion of the state workforce, placing Blacks in 40 percent of influential positions, including boosting their number on Georgia boards from three to 53 and appointing the first Black state patrolman.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff's office has not yet determined whether there was any history of domestic violence calls from the home.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Emergency services, including sheriff’s deputies and medical teams, were fully mobilized, Pasculli added.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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If state lawmakers approve the proposal, Simpson would become the state’s chief immigration officer and would oversee how local and state law enforcement agencies enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Darwin Gomez, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in July for kicking one of the officers and received a 364-day jail term.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.—
Yaakov Lappin,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Oct. 2024
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Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Willis, known for portraying the policeman and sometimes a naval officer in the group, spoke with Morning Edition about the upcoming performance.—
Phil Harrell,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Howard | Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation that clears the way for teachers, firefighters, policeman and other public sector workers who also receive pension income to receive increases in their Social Security benefits.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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