alibi

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And, of course, there was the alibi – the six-hour YouTube gaming 'live stream' broadcast the night before Natalie was found dead, that turned out to be a pre-recorded ruse.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Most surprising was the dialogue between Lee and the advanced OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT about how to create an alibi for Perpétuo’s injuries.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

"I never considered for a second there was a reason why. He had his alibi to show he couldn't have done it."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility," the municipality of Catania said in a post on its official Facebook page.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

I had to make sure I asked Marcus for his alibi witness’s name, since he didn’t give it to me in his last letter.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks