investigator

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Romance: Another of Pynchon’s late crime novels, “Bleeding Edge” also chronicles the tender but tested love between insurance investigator Maxine Tarnower and her phlegmatic husband, Horst.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

However, the royal investigator normally becomes the next prime minister, and Rasmussen has indicated he has no desire to lead the country again, having served two terms as prime minister in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The NTSB's lead investigator Doug Brazy said the board was analyzing more than 25 hours of cockpit voice recordings and 80 hours of flight data.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"Until recently, while stellar rotation was thought to be part of solving this conundrum, limited computing abilities prevented us from quantitatively testing the hypothesis," says Falk Herwig, principal investigator and director of ARC.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

“He’s a private investigator attached to the staff of my office. ...”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright