interrogator

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"I made a mistake," he says, his voice trembling as an unseen interrogator presses him about the deaths of members of Iran's security forces.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

“I told my interrogator, ‘Look, you are questioning me now.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

He is a sweary, pompous and then needy figure, unaware of how much he is being exposed by his TV interrogator, Emily Maitlis, played by Ruth Wilson.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

But in the finale, as his interrogator tells him, he’s done with the past tense.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

It was like the third degree, only he was both interrogator and suspect, both tough cop and hounded prisoner, a cruel spotlight pinning him in a blinding circle of light.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier