suspicion
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The residents soon suspected the funnels contained some kind of herbicide that was slowly killing the tree - a suspicion also shared by arborists who came to examine it.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
On the Chinese side, he said, there is "a deeply ingrained suspicion" that any dialogue on restraint is "just going to be a trap" designed to slow China down.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
But—despite the constant suspicion around increasing surveillance—the fact is that many of us still would like to know more about what goes on in the places we can’t see.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
The FDA had to conduct epidemiological interviews, laboratory testing and traceback through a sprawling produce supply chain; Taco Bell could act on suspicion and pull an ingredient.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“It’s genius simmering, perhaps. I’ll let it simmer, and see what comes of it,” he said, with a secret suspicion all the while that it wasn’t genius, but something far more common.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
He has resisted an independent public inquiry into what happened and this latest report will only fuel critics' suspicions.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Two months have since passed, and he’s still offered no explanation for his appearance, which incidentally only affirms suspicions.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Mr. Grassley’s suspicions are grounded in his previous experience with the charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
His constant filming, and his inquiring questions, aroused suspicions.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A subsidiary theme, also economic in character but implying grander suspicions, called for what he termed “settlement” to precede assumption.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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