suspect
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Police have said the suspect is known for having connections to Islamist circles, and is believed to be connected to the vehicle found abandoned in the park.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But authorities boast that the state has lately become a model for reducing mob mayhem — an assertion that many find suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Police spokesman Nath said investigators had identified a suspect but not yet made an arrest, adding that investigators believed he had links to "Islamist circles".
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The bakery’s owner, who had grand plans for expansion and had laid off factory workers, seemed like a suspect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Is my Gehinnom. I suspect I’ll be here for a few months yet, but it’s time for you to leave.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The parade was canceled, and authorities said they were searching for one or more suspects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The police spokesperson said the investigation was still in progress due to "its complexity and the number of suspects involved".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
All this happens after Zack turns up with a missing toe, which Anna suspects Max orchestrated.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Australian government did not specify the charges to be laid against suspects in the alleged methanol-related poisoning but said it had been in "regular contact" with the Laos authorities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Whatever the real reason, at least Asher doesn’t sound like he suspects Hideo’s plans, and I intend to keep it that way.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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The Daily Telegraph says Iran has been sending suspected covert operatives across the Channel after individuals with links to Tehran's intelligence agencies were intercepted by UK authorities on small boats.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Police told AFP the suspected vehicle was later found abandoned a few hundred metres from the heart of the festivities in Tiergarten park.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Because this type of multipoint investigation is reactive, the product that’s suspected of causing the illness may have already moved through the supply chain into stores or restaurants and has already been consumed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Zollinger’s patrol partner slid into the crawl space after the suspected intruder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Though they may have been suspected of fraud, at no time were the two youngest Fox sisters caught outright using chemicals, tools, or collaborators.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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People outside Wall Street will probably say they don’t know, while those who work in finance, suspecting a trap, may hedge their bets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Movies rarely venture so far into the hearts of ordinary people trying to do their best but suspecting they have made a great many irreparable mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Elen began suspecting she had endometriosis after watching other people talk about it on TikTok, yet the full extent of her complex condition came to light in a "terrifying" way.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
This policy, she explains, “tramples the constitutional requirement that officers must have a particularized and objective basis for suspecting the particular person stopped of criminal activity.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
She must have tucked it away there before the war, suspecting perhaps that there would not be any more for a while.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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