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suspicious

[suh-spish-uhs] / səˈspɪʃ əs /




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They grew suspicious about who was loyal to whom, even after Altman was reinstated as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Fifteen months later, her death, and what many view as a suspicious silence surrounding it, has become a lightning rod for discontent among Vietnam's youth.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Cinematographer Brendan Galvin and editors David Rosenbloom and Joe Rosenbloom take us inside the bodyguard’s POV as he notes each pen click, pocket grasp and suspicious glance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In 2019, a friend noticed a suspicious mole on Angela Evatt’s back that turned out to be melanoma, which had spread to her lymph nodes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Some people were also casting suspicious looks around at everyone else.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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