as in audits
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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If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Gene Potkey, a Cal Fire assistant chief, said structures in the fire area were the subject of intensive, onsite damage inspections that were ongoing.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Holdups include environmental inspections to ensure the properties are safe, and customary searches by cadaver dogs, though no missing people have been reported, Fryhoff said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Supervisors oversee a mishmash of regional responsibilities ranging from land use issues and regional public health to animal shelters and restaurant inspections.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
More safety measures led to fewer inspections and less food production post-pandemic, Schaneberg said.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
State law also requires mine operators to conduct daily safety inspections, and those records are kept by the mine owners, agency officials said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
Since the beginning of the year, the agency has performed 2,200 inspections of the state’s 3,000 licensed marijuana operations.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
According to the 2024 inspections, 10 cruise ships out of 114 received the lowest sanitation scores.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 15 Oct. 2024
William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Gene Potkey, a Cal Fire assistant chief, said structures in the fire area were the subject of intensive, onsite damage inspections that were ongoing.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Holdups include environmental inspections to ensure the properties are safe, and customary searches by cadaver dogs, though no missing people have been reported, Fryhoff said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Supervisors oversee a mishmash of regional responsibilities ranging from land use issues and regional public health to animal shelters and restaurant inspections.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
More safety measures led to fewer inspections and less food production post-pandemic, Schaneberg said.
—Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
State law also requires mine operators to conduct daily safety inspections, and those records are kept by the mine owners, agency officials said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
Since the beginning of the year, the agency has performed 2,200 inspections of the state’s 3,000 licensed marijuana operations.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
According to the 2024 inspections, 10 cruise ships out of 114 received the lowest sanitation scores.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Inspections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspections. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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