suspicion

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In a March ruling unsealed Thursday, a federal judge found that Border Patrol agents had continued making illegal arrests in California’s Central Valley without reasonable suspicion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of supporting the banned group Palestine Action during peace protests at an RAF base.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Contacting her by WhatsApp video, the team of uniformed cops inside a police station said she was under arrest on suspicion of money laundering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And so it was no particular reflection on Greg Lippmann that, upon entering Steve Eisman’s office, he collided with a wall of suspicion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis