suspect
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Police haven’t so far identified a motive, though security officials suspect U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Then, the victim stood in the front of the vehicle and attempted to keep the suspect from driving away” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He will visibly grow older – pretty fast, I suspect — and then he’ll die.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The suspect worked at health centres across the province.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Woo whistles in anger as well, though I suspect it’s just because Autumn’s not happy.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
That revelation fueled speculation that one of the suspects might have gotten cold feet about the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Three suspects were arrested in Latvia and extradited to Estonia earlier this month.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Announcing the release on Monday of the five suspects, the head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said the men "absolutely remain under investigation".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police believe there aren’t any more suspects and there is no threat to public safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Perhaps it had been a joke after all, and she was already running a list of suspects through her mind.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
And "measles is particularly concerning, with more than 22,000 suspected cases and 128 deaths reported this year", Heinzelmann said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
British police arrested five men near a military base in Fairford, England, on suspected explosives and terrorism charges before releasing them on bail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Let's be Apping you" says the Metro, which suggests that the suspected "terror plot" was foiled by a village WhatsApp group.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Investigators are examining whether the suspected plot is linked to Iran, according to multiple reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Skeptics suspected the remains were from a dead horse or calf.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Still, it’s worth noting that Sink’s role has been the subject of much speculation, with fans suspecting she would play Marvel-verse X-Men telekinetic and telepath Jean Grey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Movies rarely venture so far into the hearts of ordinary people trying to do their best but suspecting they have made a great many irreparable mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
When you start suspecting that your position might be terminated, it’s easy to mentally check out.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Psychiatrist Dr Alexander Burns asked the family about foreign travel, suspecting Lyme disease, and was told about the dog scratch – something other staff had not been aware of, he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
But suspecting that it might have been the mad wife in the tower, I didn’t credit it.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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