inspected

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Unlike in-person voting, where verification happens upfront, mail-in ballots must be inspected and have signatures verified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Private zoos are routinely inspected by the Department of Agriculture, which issues animal exhibitor licenses and can cite facilities for violating the Animal Welfare Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The 87-year-old saw no reason to worry; her ex-army husband had inspected it decades ago and declared it was "only a shell".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Contra Costa County health officials said the hot tub at the day spa didn’t have a permit, and had never been inspected by health officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Hadel very deliberately inspected my pile of hay, as if I might have turned it to gold just by sleeping in it.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff