suspicious
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The increasing popularity of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket has compounded pressure on them to address suspicious activity, with lawmakers, regulators and prosecutors raising concerns about insider trading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Police say the family contacted them after the woman - identified only as Aminah - was buried, suspicious that she had not died of natural causes.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The old Fed reflex treats growth as suspicious.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
As much as I wanted a Wonder, I was suspicious.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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