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suspect

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




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Police previously said the suspect was a 30-year-old Sudanese man.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

US media described the male suspect as emotionally disturbed with no terror links.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Had the wretched fellow come just to gloat, or did he suspect something?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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