suspicious
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The old Fed reflex treats growth as suspicious.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Just hours after the agreement was announced, air raid alarms sounded in northern Israel with a "suspicious aerial target" identified without causing any casualties.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"He is a very difficult negotiator, not just in terms of being tough, but in terms of being very suspicious," Sacks added.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Wearing a scarf around his face and blue latex gloves on his hands, a 49-year-old man already had a suspicious look about him as he approached TSA agents at Sacramento International Airport on Saturday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The villagers were already suspicious of her weird appearance.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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