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inspector

[in-spek-ter] / ɪnˈspɛk tər /


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Instead, he’s in Sweden, raising two boys, working as a quality control inspector for a textile company and playing amateur soccer for a team in the country’s fifth division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The trouble with becoming an amateur food-safety inspector is that the job is never quite finished.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the letter, sent on Thursday to the US Department of Defense inspector general, the senators say they have "grave concern" about reports of speed restrictions between 12 and 14 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two weeks later, the Fed’s inspector general reported on the central bank’s headquarters renovation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

He and the inspector stopped by the car and turned at the sound of her steps.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

After the 2023 law took effect, city inspectors issued him a number of violations, including for the door, which he then had to tear down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Instead, the programs frequently alert companies before inspectors show up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

There are also 17 independent inspectors general, each with their own staff, finding inefficiencies in individual departments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Environmental inspectors who rushed to two fires discovered 318 tonnes of toxic industrial dust that had been stored for months in a chrome factory, AlbChrome, with no transfer contracts for its treatment or safe disposal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A vigilant and aggressive Food and Drug Administration, with a greatly increased force of inspectors, is another urgent need.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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