sleuth

The lawyer hires the sleuth on the assumption that he’ll work with discretion: “I don’t want someone who’s going to be too aggressive and start turning over too many rocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Last year, Mansell got connected to the self-styled internet sleuth, whose real name is Benjamin Schneider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

In detective stories, when the sleuth revisits the scene of the crime, he nearly always finds a clue that has been overlooked by the ordinary police.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The author’s pair of sleuths gets a 21st-century update in this mystery series starring Josh Dylan and Antonia Thomas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Internet sleuths spotted sets of numbers in posters around the chippy which they worked out to be the map co-ordinates for Celtic's Parkhead stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Nonetheless, internet sleuths sussed out that the shirt Chao is wearing on the July 26 photo appears to be the same one she was seen wearing on July 15.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

For posts beyond the reach of my inbox, there’s a risk in putting that information out there because nefarious sleuths can figure out more than you think.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Doherty was one of the sleuths who had been digging in the cellar, and the hard work had made his temper short.

From Astounding Stories, April, 1931 by Various