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inspector

[in-spek-ter] / ɪnˈspɛk tər /


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In 2021, the inspector general estimated the agency was on track to have spent $93 billion over the years on the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, the agency’s internal watchdog, recently seized records and a computer from the office of Kara Voorhies, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York as the acting U.S. attorney and first assistant, and was inspector general of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Notably, Mullin said he would “cooperate” in an inspector general probe into Noem’s time as DHS secretary.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

The kindly inspector with the granite face must have thought he had been indulgent enough, for he stepped forward to brush away Cecilia’s hand and interpose himself.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan