suspect
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Police previously said the suspect was a 30-year-old Sudanese man.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In recent data, “we can see the preferences tilt a little to more expensive home, and I suspect that that’s due to that wealth effect for those buyers,” Simonsen said in an accompanying video.
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
George cheered after looking at the one clue and one suspect on Nancy's list.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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