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suspicion

[suh-spish-uhn] / səˈspɪʃ ən /




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The Jerusalem Post, citing unnamed police officials, also reported that the AFP photographer was not under suspicion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We saw a huge uptick in applications, but strangely, they all look the same. Our suspicion was candidates all of a sudden were using AI to make the applications themselves."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The book was shrouded in suspicion and withdrawn from the shortlist for France's top book prize, the Goncourt, after tests with AI detector Pangram indicated a 100-percent probability it contained computer-generated text.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some of us with siblings were treated with suspicion and hostility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

He had foolishly aroused suspicion when he made unusual comments about the assassination over dinner in the presence of guests.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

His expensive loafers and a Starbucks cup bearing a different name eventually raised suspicions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Traitor Jama smartly latched on to the growing suspicions around Hesmondhalgh.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But after suspicions were raised, parents worked together to provide evidence to the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Omani authorities had barred the pilot from flying over suspicions he had adopted radical ideological views, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

I dawdled at the door as long as I dared: definitely his suspicions were aroused.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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