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suspect

[suh-spekt, suhs-pekt, suhs-pekt, suh-spekt] / səˈspɛkt, ˈsʌs pɛkt, ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt /




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Cheap digital picture frames from unrecognizable brands are also suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He has raced to social media to announce the capture of suspects in two high-profile shootings—that of Charlie Kirk and that at Brown University—before any suspect was actually apprehended.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

He also said a controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspect vehicle, but that the operation remains ongoing.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Investigators describe the suspect as a man in his 30s with black hair and brown eyes, about 6 feet tall and weighing 220 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

No one would ever suspect that he was blind in his left eye.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple