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inspector

[in-spek-ter] / ɪnˈspɛk tər /


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Reyes, 34, an aerospace quality inspector, said he and is family no longer feel safe living in Compton after what happened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Wale should be given 12 rather than six months to stop using the land to keep non-agricultural animals, remove the enclosures and restore the site to its original condition, the inspector concluded.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

There, at a tombstone whose name is illegible, the inspector and his crew find a corpse in a tweed suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The building inspector said it was the best framing job he’d ever seen.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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

But the report also identified improperly roofing defects, low water pressure and what inspectors described as "exceptionally poor" installation of the gas meter cabinet and gas pipe.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In all, nearly 18,000 regulatory actions were taken by county pesticide safety inspectors across California from the start of 2020 through June 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The two inspectors wedged themselves on each side of their prisoner.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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