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suspense

[suh-spens] / səˈspɛns /


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The suspense lasted to the final whistle when Hibs danced their way around Hampden and Sunshine on Leith carried about the stadium.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

We've had four weeks of suspense, suspicion and very suspect tactics, as some of Britain's biggest stars engaged in a battle of wits to win the most popular show on TV.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Or perhaps it tries to, but we can’t hear any suspense when the whole film is delivered at a scream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

But he will still be able to stay in the spotlight by creating suspense over whom he endorses as his successor in 2028.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

And it wasn’t him she was toying with now by dragging out the suspense of it, but the rest of them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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