detective
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“Don’t be alarmed if you see them, just leave them where they are,” the detective said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The ranks of the four serving officers being investigated for gross misconduct are commander, detective chief inspector, detective sergeant and detective constable.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Mr. Swinson, himself a former police detective, isn’t a flashy writer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Thomas Pynchon hasn’t lost a step with his 1930s tale about the misadventures of a Milwaukee cheese heiress and the detective that travels to proto-fascist Budapest to find her.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I might not have been doing much detective work playing ghost-in-the-graveyard with Flora this past week.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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