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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
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Sacramento County sheriff’s detectives are searching for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a man Sunday night outside a pub in Fair Oaks.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2025
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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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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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However, investigators are still working to determine what sparked the violence.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 May 2025
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Today, the other three women have been reclaimed, these sleuths reason.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Internet sleuths had guessed that the secret carpet color would be blue, posting their theories on X ahead of tonight's event.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
6 May 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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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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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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Related Articles Nielsen, Verisk and Accenture alum Laurie Lovett is Sol de Janeiro’s new chief people and impact officer.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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Ukrainian fighter jets have struck a base belonging to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Belgorod region, killing intelligence officers, according to a report.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Amedy Coulibaly, an accomplice who killed a policewoman and four hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris during the manhunt for the Kouachis, had been convicted five times for armed robbery.—
Diego Gambetta,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2016
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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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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspector. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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