suspect
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He also warned South Africans not to take the law into their own hands by targeting those they suspect of being in the country illegally.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Henderson told reporters the suspect, who lived near the scene of the attack, had entered the UK from Ireland to the south, after first arriving in Dublin.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Law enforcement sources told The Times that investigators are still trying to determine the sequence of shots and if the shots from the suspect or other police hit the officer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
And if we put screening, people will be identified as suspect cases, and we will have to send them away to the isolation that’s hundreds of kilometers away,’ ” Newport said.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
"If Stacy isn't letting Buttons out and Amanda isn't doing it either, there's only one suspect left."
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
Vocabulary lists containing suspect
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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