suspected

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She says she suspected something wasn’t right with her husband from the moment she laid eyes on him in their hotel room in Atlanta that afternoon in June 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Some causes of SCD can run in families and the NHS offers free family checks when this is suspected.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

More than 1,100 suspected cases were still being investigated, he wrote in the editorial.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Earlier this week, the California Department of Public Health announced it was investigating a suspected E. coli outbreak linked to The Kebab Shop chain between March 27 and April 30.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Stanton suspected the participation in the plot by other theater employees: How else could Booth have escaped so smoothly and easily?

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