Thesaurus results for INSPECTIONS

inspections

noun

plural of inspection

as in audits

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition a prison cell inspection should include looking under the bed, to say the least

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Recent Examples of inspections In a blog post on Wednesday, Gates called for a new international organization to manage AI, drawing on elements from a nuclear inspections regime, international aviation regulations and ozone layer protection agreements. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 These agencies could be modeled on certain existing systems, such as the global inspections regime for nuclear weapons, regulations for international aviation and agreements that protect the ozone layer. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has not yet produced records IndieWire requested concerning the theater’s recent permits, inspections, code enforcement, occupancy, and work required before reopening. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down six Central Florida restaurants during the week from August 16-22 after conducting health inspections. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 City of Sacramento officials told ABC10 that the opening date has been delayed due to the renovation process and building inspections. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Last year, the FDA sent a warning letter to Everything Sprouts, saying inspections the year before identified several points of concern, including a leaking roof that was dropping water onto bean sprouts and workers’ smocks. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Federal rules generally require more credentials and inspections for boats carrying more than six passengers for hire. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The program will also include hydrogen-flow verification, water mass measurements, continuous monitoring and thermal inspections. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

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Choosing Speed Over Safety Deploying AI tools at scale without governance policies, risk assessments, bias audits or human oversight—chasing speed over safety—is a major warning sign.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The amount in back taxes and penalties that the President may be able to avoid paying under the immunity deal is not clear, since audits conducted by the IRS are typically confidential information.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of audits

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That care included regular examinations, frequent weight monitoring, diagnostic testing, medications, nutritional supplements, supportive fluid therapy and adjustments to his daily routine.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
Annual skin examinations may be warranted for all people working on high-altitude flights, and women in those jobs may want to get mammograms earlier or more frequently, Olsen and Karipidis wrote.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Most of the people who sell their plasma tend to be under 35, unemployed, without a college degree, Black and male, according to a 2021 study based on two proprietary national surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
That’s Trump’s approval rating in Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin polling average, amid a string of surveys in recent months showing his approval rating at record lows amid growing fatigue with the Iran war and its impact on the economy.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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