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
Chappelle entered the service in April 2019 and was working as an aircraft inspection journeyman, according to Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Roofing scams often involve unsolicited offers for free inspections or repairs, especially after storms.
—Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The warning letter follows inspections by the FDA at Dexcom’s manufacturing facilities in San Diego and Mesa, Ariz., and identified concerns in manufacturing processes and quality management.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The letter also highlighted several violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations found during an inspection of a Cipla facility in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Roofing scams often involve unsolicited offers for free inspections or repairs, especially after storms.
—Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The warning letter follows inspections by the FDA at Dexcom’s manufacturing facilities in San Diego and Mesa, Ariz., and identified concerns in manufacturing processes and quality management.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The letter also highlighted several violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations found during an inspection of a Cipla facility in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspection
Noun
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No further details are anticipated until the examination results are known.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The severity—and seemingly continuous spread—of cases in recent outbreaks has experts calling for a closer examination of the nation’s rates of childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations.—
Ripley Cleghorn,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2025
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After investigating those concerns, the office determined no new fiscal emergencies, the audit said.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Audit committee responsibility usually misaligns director skills to these issues and also marginalizes these complex issues to the primary financial reporting responsibility and busy agenda of the audit committee, relegating AI and cybersecurity to an audit committee afterthought.—
Bob Zukis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Golden Gate Fields — once the region’s premier track — shut down in June after 83 years amid financial losses and scrutiny over horse safety.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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While Tesla may experience a bump in the United States, its CEO, Elon Musk, still faces sharp scrutiny for his outsized role in the federal government as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Consumers expect the inflation rate to rise from 2.8% to 4.9% over the next year, according to University of Michigan survey results released last week.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Inspection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspection. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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