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suspense

[suh-spens] / səˈspɛns /


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Despite the Russian dialogue and setting, writer-director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s suspense thriller is France’s entry for best international feature at the Oscars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The festival kept the suspense going right up to showtime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

But he will still be able to stay in the spotlight by creating suspense over whom he endorses as his successor in 2028.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

She followed that up with “Traps,” in 2013, a slim suspense novel that chronicles the lives of four women in the American Southwest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Under those eyes he felt a curious suspense, but not fear.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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