circumstantial
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Circumstantial evidence has convinced detectives that Brückner is the strongest suspect yet since the British girl Madeleine disappeared in 2007, aged three.
From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2020
Circumstantial Evidence goes much deeper into Myers’ ties to the other people involved in the case, but Just Mercy gets the details pertinent to McMillian’s fight for freedom right.
From Slate • Dec. 25, 2019
Circumstantial evidence points to the military tie, he said.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2019
Circumstantial evidence, he said, is just as valid as direct evidence; in fact, sometimes it is even stronger evidence.
From Salon • Oct. 14, 2019
Circumstantial evidence on its own could now be given greater weight.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing circumstantial
The Great Gatsby
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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