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inspect

[in-spekt] / ɪnˈspɛkt /


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The utility offered to give investigators access to the trash containers where the pole was discarded, Kushner wrote, but the commission declined to inspect them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The New York City Department of Buildings has said it also would review all construction plans at the former Pfizer property, interview witnesses and inspect the site.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The Immigration and Nationality Act, it explains, requires immigration officials to inspect a noncitizen who “arrives in the United States” and permits that person to apply for asylum.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

I want to dig through the dirt, climb through these tangled limbs, inspect this gnarled trunk.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Adalberto Maypora, a well-known character around town, inspects his fishing boat on a deserted beach nestled between cliffs.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

A report last year from Ofsted, the body that regulates and inspects early years education, found vast inequalities across different areas.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Edison has said it inspected the unused line in Eaton Canyon annually before the fire — just as often as it inspects live lines.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

We tiptoe out of the closet and Colin inspects the flat.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Rabie, however, said Israeli army, police and fire service personnel arrived in the village about half an hour after the attack and inspected the damage to the mosque and other property.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

The fact that a different adjuster inspected the same property and found substantially more covered damage suggests the initial inspection was incomplete at best, and reckless at worst.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

In May, 999 days after officials first inspected the wall, the attorney general filed suit, escalating the battle to the state’s highest levels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The Airbus A319 was inspected after landing with no damage found, according to the airline.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

As they walked, Valley inspected tree after tree, looking for Nightbeast or cuco hairs and poking at animal droppings and shaking her head at Seven and Thorn.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

AFP photographs showed a child and an elderly man inspecting the charred entrance and windows of the mosque, where part of a prayer carpet had also been burned.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

“With all of the different regulators inspecting the proposed merger ... I think it helps with a more robust analysis.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Ravencraft recommends buying from a reputable brand and inspecting products purchased online after they arrive to check for the Certified USB logo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Police caught the woman and, upon inspecting her phone, found she had procured dozens more babies for adoption in Singapore and Indonesia.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Mom let out a breath before she started checking the twins for marks or bruises, lifting their arms and inspecting their feet.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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