alibi
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The governor has denied any knowledge of the plot and has an alibi that he was traveling to Los Angeles that day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
But he got his first name wrong, and the person he actually accused turned out to have a firm alibi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The person in question had no alibi for the night of the murder and had failed two polygraph tests, according to police records.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
McCullagh had been arrested the day Natalie's body was found but later released, after giving the police a false alibi of a so-called YouTube "live stream" which he later admitted he had pre-recorded.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He genuinely believed the accusations against him had been a serious misunderstanding and that once officials talked to his family to confirm his alibi, he'd be released in a couple of days.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The Westing Game
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