alibi
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But weeks later, in a police interview room, a detective pulled the rug from under his feet telling him that he knew McCullagh's carefully crafted alibi was false.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Police had initially believed McCullagh's alibi because YouTube, the platform on which it had been broadcast, confirmed it had played out as a live broadcast.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
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
How could I care about being grounded after finding out that Marcus’s alibi was true?
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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