inspector

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He had dozens of jobs, including stockroom clerk, timekeeper, accountant and city inspector, as well as myriad positions in newspaper journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In 2021, the inspector general estimated the agency was on track to have spent $93 billion over the years on the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

About 1.8 million Medicare beneficiaries receive hospice care each year, and Medicare pays about $27.5 billion annually for this care, according to the HHS inspector general.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Bolton Council initially rejected the proposal for the Hulton Park course citing environmental reasons, but it was later approved by a government inspector in 2022 after an appeal by developers Peel L&P.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He also carried a military title, thus outranking Burr with his honorary designation as “General Hamilton,” based on his last appointment, that of inspector general of the New Army in 1799.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis