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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

Crude futures rose with the market in suspense not knowing whether Iran will send a delegation to Pakistan for planned talks with the U.S. as the Wednesday deadline for the end of the cease-fire approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Sparked by Max Muncy’s leadoff home runs in the second and fifth innings, the hot hitters up and down the Dodgers’ lineup sapped the suspense from the first of a four-game wraparound series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The moments of suspense ticked by for what seemed ages until Matthias managed to squeeze past the serpent’s head.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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