inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər 
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2
a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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Despite the significance of the other problems at AHR Distributors, which distributes and sells Don Tito’s brand products at 527 W. 27th St, all pale next to that shutdown by Florida Department of Agriculture primary inspector James Zheng and trainee Fausto Ferrer.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
The inspections are done by 26 teams of two inspectors each, according to the county Office of Emergency Management.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
After the robbery, two postal inspectors began searching the area and saw a man near an alley.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
However, corrective action procedures were not properly implemented by Taylor Farms, FDA inspectors found.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
The inspections are done by 26 teams of two inspectors each, according to the county Office of Emergency Management.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
After the robbery, two postal inspectors began searching the area and saw a man near an alley.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
However, corrective action procedures were not properly implemented by Taylor Farms, FDA inspectors found.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər
1
: a person who makes inspections
meat inspector
2
: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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