investigator

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She started in the ATF’s Denver office as an industry operations investigator, the bureau’s term for inspectors who ensure that firearms dealers are conducting the required background checks on buyers and maintaining sales records.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Another investigator would tell the trial that his calculations show Abubakr Ben Yousef had been driving faster than 63mph at the time of the impact.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s unclear what sparked the flames, and White said the ongoing fire risk and the structure’s condition made it unsafe for a fire investigator to initiate an investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"It was not an all or nothing phenomenon. We observed that cAMP responses across cells varied on a continuum," said co-corresponding author Michael Krashes, Ph.D., a senior investigator at NIDDK.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The general put him in touch with a private investigator named Peter Kalitka, who’d done contract work for both the DIA and the CIA.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer