inspect
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The New York City Department of Buildings has said it would review all construction plans at the former Pfizer property, interview witnesses and inspect the site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A presidential commission to determine how habitable buildings are has been organizing workshops to prepare engineers and architects to inspect buildings damaged by the earthquakes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Under that reading, until an asylum-seeker takes that final step, the government’s statutory obligation to inspect the person and begin the asylum process never arises.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tegan said she had workmen in her house at the time which Honey did not like, so secured her in the kitchen and did not inspect her properly until later.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
After he had gone Mrs. Corcoran began to inspect the ferns, lifting up the fronds to check for dead foliage, making notes on the backs of the envelopes with a tiny silver screw-point pencil.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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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
Estyn in Wales and the body that inspects Church of England schools and academies have also both moved away from a single grade approach.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
She inspects the clipping, the dots that appeared when I warmed the paper.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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It’s unclear how thoroughly the boat, which was documented in Stockton, was maintained or inspected before this week’s voyage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The fact that a different adjuster inspected the same property and found substantially more covered damage suggests the initial inspection was incomplete at best, and reckless at worst.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Of a total of 3,100 buildings in the Chacao municipality, some 1,000 have been inspected so far, and 25 are classified as red.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
As part of his reporting, he had a Chinese-made MG4 inspected after three Finnish winters and 80,000 kilometers, checking for underbody rust and wear, and found little to complain about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He handed one to Reg, who inspected the front.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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On Saturday, ten days after the earthquakes that have left 2,954 dead and thousands still missing, Brazilian and Spanish missions continued inspecting destroyed areas alongside their dogs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
A state agency tasked with inspecting theme park rides found no operational issues with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure after a 13-year-old climbed out of the Disneyland log flume ride and fell 50 feet over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Susman, Jacob and a small team of Pixar employees then spent a weekend inspecting 30,000 files, fueled by way too much pizza and coffee poured by Catmull and Pixar’s chairman: Steve Jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The follow-up work included inspecting suspected areas of interest and reviewing places where sealant had already been applied.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Kainene was inspecting her plate with that arch expression of hers, as if she were mocking the avocado.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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