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suspense

[suh-spens] / səˈspɛns /


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They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

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

Unlike the widely read Sophoclean trio, lesser-known works can generate suspense.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

There is plenty of creepy suspense in “Tales from ’85.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I couldn’t stand the suspense and I didn’t want to walk in a silence that was so full of questions.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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