suspense
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In March, Rogers’ bill cleared a committee and is now in the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s suspense file.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Strout’s narrative also flashes forward at times, muting suspense, revealing more than we might wish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
A ball in the gap creates instant suspense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
While suspense about best picture doesn't happen every year, what is truly unusual this time is the amount of uncertainty surrounding the acting prizes.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
An increase in plankton in the water drawn from the boreholes around the ship—a sure sign of approaching spring—didn’t ward off the suspense that all the men now felt.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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