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inspection

[in-spek-shuhn] / ɪnˈspɛk ʃən /


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An unannounced inspection took place about a year before her arrest.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Irkutsk Regional Governor Igor Kobzev said Monday that an inspection by Rospotrebnadzor had found the woman died of "pneumonia of undetermined aetiology".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

According to a 2022 inspection report, when the drugstore was asked, “How are you storing these?” because they’re not in the logs, he said, “It’s supposed to be a little bit freezing.”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The school’s name needs to be on the inspection reports, she said, something we had not seen in any of our research.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

But upon close inspection, the information invariably traced back to the same dubious sources: private eyes and local lawmen, whose opinions were based on little more than hearsay.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Health Secretary Angela Constance said the independent review would sit alongside ongoing inspections of every acute maternity unit in Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It says it bases its decisions on information from gold refiners, verified by auditors, but doesn’t carry out mine inspections itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ponysaurus’s owners had agreed to let us use their building and its fire and sanitation inspections, which are required to open a private school in the Tar Heel State.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“At this point we have no reason to believe the threat is credible, however, CHP is on-site assessing the threat and conducting inspections of the area,” the email read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The standard inspections for trace elements of toxic substances came back negative, and the only fingerprints appear to be those of Branson.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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