suspense
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Jordan: Now if there’s a good horror or suspense movie out, I might convince Salish to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The leaders sat in suspense as Trump, from another room, unexpectedly called Putin for 40 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Action, suspense, and noir thrills are all great.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Monty Norman's surf guitar riff and John Barry's sweeping orchestral scores spawned an entire genre of spy music – full of minor key suspense and piercing stabs of trumpet.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Lenton’s forehead was a furrowed study in suspense.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing suspense
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