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
My friend held up a chicken finger for me to inspect.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic largely focus on closed AI models, which are considered black boxes that users cannot inspect themselves.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Westminster City Council will have to inspect the wall and if the removal is deemed incomplete, another cleaning method will have to be used.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The donkey’s foreleg looked swollen at the ankle, so I crouched to inspect it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The four-person team inspects every admitted student’s application, taking nothing for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
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
He digs inside his ear and inspects his findings.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
New homes are inspected several times during construction by either local council building inspectors or a registered building control approver, to make sure they meet legal, national building regulations.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Search and rescue operations were ongoing early on Saturday as emergency services inspected buildings for damage.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Matwa said that every boat is "thoroughly" inspected so that no suspect cases slips by.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 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
Seven narrowed her eyes and inspected Mr. Dimblewit closely.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
China's Premier Li Qiang was quickly despatched to the region, where he was seen inspecting debris removal - a rare visit by the country's second-most important leader so soon after a major disaster.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was pictured inspecting a seafood processing facility on the island of Iturup, which Japan calls Etorofu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
“The Exorcist” star Linda Blair had her property searched by law enforcement officers who were investigating and inspecting her kennel operation with more than 100 dogs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Trunchbull began a slow march along the rows of desks inspecting the hands.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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