inspect
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The air quality regulator sent an enforcement team to inspect the site Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Most schools still contain some asbestos and authorities must regularly inspect it to check it has not been damaged and at risk of releasing tiny fibres into the air, which can cause cancers like mesothelioma.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
My friend held up a chicken finger for me to inspect.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Writers have always had to break the spell of composition to inspect their creation’s seams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
To her great relief, no one came to inspect the car.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
Adalberto Maypora, a well-known character around town, inspects his fishing boat on a deserted beach nestled between cliffs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“That’s why SCE grounds idle lines and inspects them,” Dunleavy said of the risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
It said "immediate action" would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be "phone-free by default" as a result of the announcement.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
I lie frozen as Madam Claire inspects me.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Investigators are still examining how the track was inspected and maintained, the condition of the embankment and whether hot weather may have played a role, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“The roughly 140 shops inspected represent only about 10% of the estimated 1,342 fabrication operations statewide.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
On a recent Saturday, workers inspected a production line bound for a client in Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rental damage claims can take several weeks — or even a few months — to process, especially if the vehicle needs to be inspected or repaired.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
He inspected the fox’s wounds with a critical, practiced look and spoke dispassionately, “Well, fox, what do you want from us? No doubt Cluny your master has sent you here to spy.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
An AFP journalist at the scene saw a large emergency services presence and officials inspecting a patch of blood in Times Square, a typically bustling hotspot for tourists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Two weeks later, I noticed the fire and safety team walking through the prison, holding clipboards, testing alarms, and inspecting extinguishers.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Police caught the woman and, upon inspecting her phone, found she had procured dozens more babies for adoption in Singapore and Indonesia.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Hine often donned disguises or pretended to be inspecting a factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Occasionally,” Hector says, inspecting the clock as it turns within its cage.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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