suspicion

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The East Kilbride and Strathaven MP stepped down from the Labour Party last month after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Contacting her by WhatsApp video, the team of uniformed cops inside a police station said she was under arrest on suspicion of money laundering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Earlier this month, Dutch officials said they thought four youths arrested on suspicion of detonating an explosive device outside a Rotterdam synagogue might have been recruited by Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Greek authorities said two men from South Sudan, aged 19 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

At this moment, an ingenious and animating suspicion entering Emma’s brain with regard to Jane Fairfax, this charming Mr. Dixon, and the not going to Ireland, she said, with the insidious design of farther discovery,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen