inquisitor

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Why, his inquisitor demanded, had Dillon, Read taken a disproportionate share of the profit from the funds it managed for the public?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Miller also pointed to the dichotomy of Porter’s terse reaction in the television interview to Porter championing herself in Congress as a fearless and aggressive inquisitor of CEOs and government leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Amorim said, without giving his inquisitor a chance to reply.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

You tell me, her inquisitor throws back at her, and she concludes somewhat hollowly, “I don’t know.”

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

He was the tormentor, he was the protector, he was the inquisitor, he was the friend.

From "1984" by George Orwell