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suspense

[suh-spens] / səˈspɛns /


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There is plenty of creepy suspense in “Tales from ’85.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Crude futures rose with the market in suspense not knowing whether Iran will send a delegation to Pakistan for planned talks with the U.S. as the Wednesday deadline for the end of the cease-fire approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said the play-offs have become a "highlight of the domestic football calendar, capturing the drama, suspense and jeopardy that make the EFL so special".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Is it why markets are rocking, why oil shipments are cut back from the Strait of Hormuz, why the world hangs on tenterhooks of suspense over what happens next?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

To earn more points and add an element of suspense to your hunt, a seeker can declare a book.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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