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Recent Examples of inspector
New vehicle weight limits are now in effect on the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge Tuesday after inspectors found the bridge to be in poor condition, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced in a news release.
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
No engine abnormalities were noted in the flight log data, and inspectors found no issues with the airplane brake and anti-skid system, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Since the ordinance's passage two years ago, more than 100 additional inspectors have taken the department's training, Rich said.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
If the violation is severe enough, the DNS inspector may write an emergency order to fix the heating.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
No engine abnormalities were noted in the flight log data, and inspectors found no issues with the airplane brake and anti-skid system, the report said.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Since the ordinance's passage two years ago, more than 100 additional inspectors have taken the department's training, Rich said.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
If the violation is severe enough, the DNS inspector may write an emergency order to fix the heating.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
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Questioning John is Lou Smit, a homicide detective then working for the Boulder D.A.'s office.Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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David Hasselhoff and company tried to make this after-dark Baywatch spinoff work, but turning frequently shirtless lifeguard Mitch into a second-shift detective wasn’t a natural progression for the character.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Brazilian authorities faced difficulties identifying victims due to a post-crash fire, with investigators from Brazil's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) citing weather conditions and pilot error as contributing factors.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The recorded voice spoke in Spanish, but investigators translated it to English.KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Topping the inaugural long-format slate is Ivy Boys, an action detective series set against the backdrop of WWII-era Korea about a group of fashionable tailors who secretly work as sleuths behind the scenes.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Still, some of the most popular internet sleuths have sat out the investigation.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The office said that on Nov. 18, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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According to the announcement, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones Monday night.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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At the time, Riverside County sheriff investigators had little information about the shooting, let alone any information about the identity of the potential shooters.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Norman said sheriff’s office personnel responded to the Ellis County jail at about 3:45 p.m. on Monday to reports of a detention officer being attacked by an inmate.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas morning, officers responded to the shoreline near the 800 block of Paseo Del Mar regarding a call about a human leg being found, Palos Verdes Estates Police Capt.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the past week, at least 29 officers have been moved into new jobs.Maria Cramer, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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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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Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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