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
When an administrator would question him, the man would say he was looking for a teacher or student to throw off the inquisitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
You tell me, her inquisitor throws back at her, and she concludes somewhat hollowly, “I don’t know.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
Twice he was asked directly about Liverpool - who are a point ahead of Manchester City - and on both occasions he told his inquisitor to "ask me on Friday", meaning his pre-match media conference.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
She’d land a few light licks on our legs, though, and since we didn’t want to hurt her feelings we’d scream and holler as if we were receiving the twenty-one lashes from a Spanish inquisitor.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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