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surveyor

[ser-vay-er] / sərˈveɪ ər /


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Cargo surveyor AmSpec Agri Malaysia estimates that Malaysian palm oil exports fell 17% on month during Sept. 1-10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A surveyor working for Luke's housing association, Clarion, found wet insulation inside a wall and further inspections identified elevated moisture levels.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

"Before, we used to pass on the left; now the passage is to the right of the sandbank, and it's very, very narrow," said Daniela Cuoghi, a surveyor for Aipo.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

He was educated at the University of Oxford and became well known as a mathematician and surveyor.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

“Quality repairs aren’t just about immediate survival — they’re about passing the long-term scrutiny of adjusters, surveyors, and insurers,” the company says.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

As Manchester recounted, “The artist’s eye was uncanny; next morning a team of surveyors found he had been less than six inches off the axis.”

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

Last week, about 80 surveyors and investigators from several state agencies gathered on Friar Street to conduct compliance reviews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

When surveyors for a much delayed $12 billion road project under the River Thames scoured for bats, they found six in an abandoned World War II air-raid shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

In measuring a degree of meridian, the surveyors would create a sort of chain of triangles marching across the landscape.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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