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But given his pedigree, the kid is hardly above suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

The law must be above suspicion to command public confidence.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022

Even Duchess the Cat, the one animal in Babe who doesn’t seem destined for the chopping block, is not above suspicion because of her ancient Egyptian heritage.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 21, 2018

The woman’s purse had been resting on a bar stool when she had stepped away — a rookie mistake, sure, but the men on either side were friends of the bar, above suspicion.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2013

Mudd solved his problem by sending his cousin George, a loyal Unionist and therefore above suspicion by the federal authorities, to town to report Booth’s visit to Mudd’s farm.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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