suspicious
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Bessie Martin says she became suspicious of Bennett's behaviour when she saw him holding on to children for too long.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Ghalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, has to sell the deal to a hardline base deeply suspicious of compromise with the US.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
It quickly led to a probe of suspicious links between its director, the banker Daniel Vorcaro, and public figures in Brazil at both ends of the political spectrum.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
“He is a very suspicious man,” Sachs said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
If all Allied ships were saved, the Nazis would grow suspicious and guess that someone had broken their codes.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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