suspense
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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
Featuring new work from masters like Silvia Moreno-Garcia and SoCal’s Gary Phillips, our Summer 2026 books preview highlights this season’s most anticipated crime fiction and suspense novels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
A ball in the gap creates instant suspense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Since there were only a handful left, they didn’t even have to have heats, which took away a lot of the suspense.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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