inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər 
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2
a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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Since then, its team of incognito inspectors have checked into thousands of
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Four projectiles were recovered from his body and turned over to Office of Inspector General inspectors.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
After admitting fault in letting FAA oversight get too lax, Whitaker has increased the number of on-site inspectors in Boeing’s factories, slowed the company’s production timelines to allow for tighter scrutiny and ramped up the level of inspections of the products.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
This was all destroyed, but weapons inspectors have since found evidence that contravenes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention supervised by the OPCW.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Four projectiles were recovered from his body and turned over to Office of Inspector General inspectors.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
After admitting fault in letting FAA oversight get too lax, Whitaker has increased the number of on-site inspectors in Boeing’s factories, slowed the company’s production timelines to allow for tighter scrutiny and ramped up the level of inspections of the products.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
This was all destroyed, but weapons inspectors have since found evidence that contravenes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention supervised by the OPCW.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər
1
: a person who makes inspections
meat inspector
2
: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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