person of interest
noun phrase
: a person who is believed to be possibly involved in a crime but has not been charged or arrested
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The tit-for-tat expulsions came after Canada told India that its top diplomat in the country is a person of interest in the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and police have uncovered evidence of an intensifying campaign against Canadian citizens by agents of the Indian government.
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Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
The tit-for-tat expulsions came after Canada told India that its top diplomat in the country is a person of interest in the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and that police have uncovered evidence of an intensifying campaign against Canadian citizens by agents of the Indian government.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Free agent Cedric Alexander is reportedly a significant person of interest for TNA Wrestling following his departure from WWE earlier this year.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The officer added that Thomas was still considered a person of interest amid the unsolved investigation.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
The tit-for-tat expulsions came after Canada told India that its top diplomat in the country is a person of interest in the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and that police have uncovered evidence of an intensifying campaign against Canadian citizens by agents of the Indian government.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Free agent Cedric Alexander is reportedly a significant person of interest for TNA Wrestling following his departure from WWE earlier this year.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The officer added that Thomas was still considered a person of interest amid the unsolved investigation.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 June 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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