special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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As an Army veteran and former special agent, Mike understands the importance of putting service before self. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 According to an affidavit filed by an FBI special agent, law enforcement pulled over Boelter's wife and four children hours after the shootings on Saturday near Lake Mille Lacs. Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025 Dane’s a special agent who has to manage the various officers working together. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 12 June 2025 The agent seen in the photo is an ATF special agent assigned to a sheriff’s office taskforce, said Ashlee Sherrill, a spokeswoman in the ATF’s St. Paul Field Division, in response to a reporter’s questions. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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“Special agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20agent. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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special agent

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