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Recent Examples of inspector
Dirty slicers, unsafe pasta, and pizza dough swarming with flies were among the 28 reasons why Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza in Coral Gables was shut down for a day by a state inspector.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Ting’s Filipino Bistro 10 critical violations in an April 29 routine inspection
405 Main St.
An inspector discovered a bottle of expired cocktail sauce sitting on top of the water heater at the River Market restaurant.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
His menu, which combines local ingredients with influences from Asia-Pacific plus New Zealand wines, quickly caught the attention of the French food scene, including the Michelin inspectors, who awarded Honeyman his first star in 2024.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
The health inspectors found various hazards including contaminated food, unsafe temperatures, cross-contamination, lack of hand washing, broken equipment, and operating without proper oversight.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Ting’s Filipino Bistro 10 critical violations in an April 29 routine inspection
405 Main St.
An inspector discovered a bottle of expired cocktail sauce sitting on top of the water heater at the River Market restaurant.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
His menu, which combines local ingredients with influences from Asia-Pacific plus New Zealand wines, quickly caught the attention of the French food scene, including the Michelin inspectors, who awarded Honeyman his first star in 2024.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
The health inspectors found various hazards including contaminated food, unsafe temperatures, cross-contamination, lack of hand washing, broken equipment, and operating without proper oversight.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspector
Noun
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Van Buren County Sheriff's detectives took two years to put together their case.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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Check out this exclusive clip from the new season, in which the detectives try to help a bird colony on the seashore track down a missing egg.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 May 2025
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Similarly, in October 2023, Orange County investigators used the technology to identity Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose body had been found in 1974 near in unincorporated Laguna Hills, now the city of Aliso Viejo, California.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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With a fingerprint match in hand, Santa Clara County investigators and San Jose police traveled to Ohio earlier this year to collect a DNA sample from Sims, with assistance from Ashtabula County authorities.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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The trailers have not given much away, leading online sleuths to form their own theories about how that on-stage moment in L.A., which Tesfaye has attributed to psychological factors like stress, plays into the narrative.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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The divisive case has attracted attention from YouTubers, TikTokers and internet sleuths alike.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet Feeley kept his badge; he was simply demoted to patrolman after serving a mere 45-day suspension.—
Marc J. Dunkelman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Before the escape, the sheriff’s office was in the process of transferring dozens to more secure locations, according to the outlet.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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According to the sheriff's office, Myles is back in custody after he was apprehended and returned by the Louisiana State Police.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Lawyers for the Harris County traffic cop said missteps by an officer prior to an escalating event do not strip them of the right to self-defense thereafter.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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An officer was taken in fair condition with an injury to the left shoulder to an area hospital.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Brady’s and Benson’s questioning styles vary greatly — Brady is fairly blunt, and Benson is all huggy-soft-voice-let-me-get-you-tea — and the two policewomen have it out during a break in questioning.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Soon, local dance halls were forced to adhere to the policewoman’s new regulations, from changing their provocative business names to installing better lighting to barring men from approaching women without a formal introduction by an usher.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The second Trump administration looks set to entirely do away the role of world policeman, and cynics might say, replace it with the role for rent collector.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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His son Flávio had been found to be paying a salary to the wife and the mother of a fugitive policeman who was wanted for running a murder-for-hire operation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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