special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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The special agent contacted the sheriff's office and was informed no deputies matching Truelove's description or driving a black Tahoe were assigned to the agency, the release says. — Arkansas Online, 30 June 2026 A week later, Jonah Neal was fatally shot by a Homeland Security special agent inside his home, where multiple weapons were found. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Douglas DePodesta has served as special agent in charge in Chicago, one of the FBI’s largest offices, for nearly two years and has been with the bureau since 2002. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The records of transgender patients were to be sent electronically to a special agent of the FDA's Kansas City office of criminal investigation. — CBS News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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