on suspicion of
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: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
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Then police booked him into the Marin County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The AfD, which is polling second in most surveys behind Merz’s conservative bloc, is being monitored by German security services on suspicion of right-wing extremism.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Critics including Scholz argue that Merz’s tactics shatter the taboo among mainstream parties against working with the AfD — a party which is monitored by German security services on suspicion of being right-wing extremist — in an effort to keep it from power.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The actor, known for playing a young Clark Kent on the Superman prequel series, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Northern California over the weekend, according to booking information reviewed by Entertainment Weekly.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
The AfD, which is polling second in most surveys behind Merz’s conservative bloc, is being monitored by German security services on suspicion of right-wing extremism.
—Reuters, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Critics including Scholz argue that Merz’s tactics shatter the taboo among mainstream parties against working with the AfD — a party which is monitored by German security services on suspicion of being right-wing extremist — in an effort to keep it from power.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The actor, known for playing a young Clark Kent on the Superman prequel series, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Northern California over the weekend, according to booking information reviewed by Entertainment Weekly.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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