Example Sentences

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The Commerce Department has been inspecting them since the mid-1990s, when it found that many importers were flooding the U.S. with pasta priced below normal market prices in a bid to undercut their U.S. competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Southern California Edison has been inspecting electrical equipment in Altadena as part of the ongoing investigation into what sparked the deadly Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration has been inspecting the jets after part of an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage fell off on Friday.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2024

The Equal Education human rights group has been inspecting pit toilets in South African schools.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

One race I know of has been inspecting you regularly for several hundreds of your years.

From The Galaxy Primes by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)