examiner
Britishnoun
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one who examines or inspects
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a person who sets or marks an examination
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law (in the Republic of Ireland) a person appointed by a court to ensure the survival of an Irish public limited company
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KTLA’s Sky 5 helicopter captured medical examiner investigators and L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Robert Persichitte, a financial planner and fraud examiner with Delagify Financial in Arvada, Colo., says sports stars are especially attractive targets for con artists because they are so public.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
After Walker’s death, a medical examiner ruled that she died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease with preeclampsia, the latter of which is a dangerous pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition that doctors had identified in Walker.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Staff cuts to bank examiner positions across federal regulatory agencies raises concerns about regulators’ capacity to detect and address emerging risks,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It was really unlucky, a tiny thing, the examiner just spotted that he’d left half an eyebrow behind... How did it go with Slughorn?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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