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alibi

[al-uh-bahy] / ˈæl əˌbaɪ /


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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

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

There is no evidence the Ghanaian investigators ever tested Adusah's alibi - the whole reason for his middle-of-the night departure.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

For a moment my mom thought she’d caught me red-handed, but Teddy’d given me a solid alibi.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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