detective agency

collocation in English

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detective
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈtek.tɪv/us
/dɪˈtek.tɪv/
someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofdetectiveandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdetective agency

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I defy anyone—other than adetectiveagency—who is willing to work from now until doomsday, to discover the people behind the company.
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The sale or disclosure of information to adetectiveagency, without a patient's consent, would be a breach of confidence and may be actionable under civil and criminal law.
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With a failingdetectiveagencyin her possession and no money, her choices are limited.
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He promises to help her get her memory back, but he really only wants her to benefit hisdetectiveagency.
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Bendrix follows through with hiring a privatedetectiveagency.
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A pariah like her father, she funneled her time and energy into helping him in his owndetectiveagency.
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The two decided that they worked so well together that they would continue to keep thedetectiveagencyopen.
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His defense team hired a privatedetectiveagencyto investigate the housekeeper's past.
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In order to do this, he starts adetectiveagencywhich specializes in the paranormal.
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Back at thedetectiveagency, a resentful tipster calls to tell that the lowlife was at the school.
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It is considered to be the first knowndetectiveagency.
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Hisdetectiveagencylanguished, and eventually died out.
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She must prove that she grown up enough to be part of a special supernaturaldetectiveagency.
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The series revolves around three young girls who work for adetectiveagencywho one day receive magical powers from a mysterious boy.
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Baadshah, having been rescued by his friends using a curtain slide, is seen to have booming business back at thedetectiveagency.
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The title characters are a hypochondriac former judge who now owns a privatedetectiveagencyand her parolee partner.
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His previous work at thedetectiveagencyprovided him the inspiration for his writings.
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They are from the samedetectiveagencyinvestigating the same case.
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She runs her owndetectiveagency, which specializes in exposing art frauds and recovering stolen art.
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Left bankrupt when her accountant embezzles all of her money, she is forced to make a living by running thedetectiveagencyshe had previously owned as a tax write-off.
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