private investigator
Example Sentences
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And that was so shocking that the Chicago Cubs even hired a private investigator to see if late-night carousing was the source of Wilson’s woes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Epstein hired a private investigator to trace the missing assistant, Anya says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
"When I was growing up, I dreamed about becoming a private investigator," she said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The paper said that many had, including a private investigator hacking into a phone belonging to the murdered teenager Milly Dowler, for a News of the World story.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He hired a private investigator to dig into their personal lives.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
