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detective

[dih-tek-tiv] / dɪˈtɛk tɪv /


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Had five students done what a veteran homicide detective had failed to do more than 30 years earlier?

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Tony, we found her,” he said the detective replied.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The entertainment was provided by comedian Bob Hope and actor, Telly Savalas, best known for playing the lollipop-loving, TV detective, Kojak.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Was there someone who ... was powerful who let him off the hook, and I just thought it was a good time to take a new look at it like a cold case detective would.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A lesser detective would have moved on to a case that made more sense.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day