detective
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The bonus was that Ella Maisy Purvis made Patience Evans an endearingly awkward ad-hoc detective during the show’s premiere season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But mostly, they make a great detective team, often using their differences to their advantage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
A detective constable told Newry Crown Court that Sir Jeffrey was interviewed for a total of four-and-a-half hours.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
A solicitor for Carey questioned the detective inspector giving evidence about the injuries sustained by the constable during the incident.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The only way to match a fingerprint was to get lucky—and since there were almost a million entries in Bertillon’s files, a detective would have to get really lucky.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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