FBI
- noun
- /ˌɛf biˈaɪ/
- US
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FBI
- The FBI is investigating a series of bank robberies in the city.
It took nine years before the FBI found those kids.
- It took nine years before the FBI found those kids.
- Little did we know, the FBI flooded the area.
- And you're referring to FBI stats on homicide data.
- And so Sacramento homicide and FBI start surveilling him.
- And it was that wrapper that the FBI wanted to peel back.
- There were people that were working at the FBI and may still work there.
- But I think more important is what the FBI and Secret Service are missing.
- Are you saying if the shutdown continues, the FBI can't investigate?
- So the, the role of the FBI is to enforce the law, correct.
- After second day meeting with the FBI, phone rings.
- Where you get like the FBI coming in, What is there?
- You're not sure that your FBI isn't out to get your own.
- In Elite based FBI team based at Quantico.
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It is actually still an active case that the FBI are still working on.
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Many people trust the FBI to handle major criminal cases.
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So in that sense, the FBI knew what was going on.
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But I think more important is what the FBI and Secret Service are missing.
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Yesterday, thanks to the FBI, he had a really, really bad day.
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It took nine years before the FBI found those kids.
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Well, I'll tell you why, because now they have the FBI and DOJ, right?
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It's the same story of being buried by the FBI, the DOJ, and the media.
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This federal witness, her name is FBI special Agent Erica Jensen.
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Are you saying if the shutdown continues, the FBI can't investigate?
Synonyms
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A United States government agency that investigates serious crimes and enforces federal law
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Etymology
FBI is a short name made from the first letters of Federal, Bureau, and Investigation, so it stands for 'Federal Bureau of Investigation'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the letters as the name of the US national agency that investigates serious crimes.