suspicion
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He was terrific and made most of the running in the Cross Country, but the suspicion was that the race was the clear target for the season.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“Under this Court’s precedents, not to mention common sense, those circumstances taken together can constitute at least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence,” he said in a concurrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
That’s more than just innocence: A plaintiff must demonstrate that an arrest was inherently unreasonable and that police lacked even a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
In a March ruling unsealed Thursday, a federal judge found that Border Patrol agents had continued making illegal arrests in California’s Central Valley without reasonable suspicion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The three looked at me, but not distrustfully; I felt there was no suspicion in their glances: there was more of curiosity.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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