under suspicion
idiom
: thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected
He is under suspicion of selling illegal drugs.
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This requires a collective effort where businesses are supported in and hailed for their voluntary sustainability initiatives rather than constantly placed under suspicion.
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Eyal Harel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Harris, along with then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, later supported a policy that would require law enforcement to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if an undocumented juvenile immigrant was arrested under suspicion of committing a felony.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Special prosecutors must be adversaries of the executive branch officials under suspicion, including the president.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
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Eyal Harel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Harris, along with then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, later supported a policy that would require law enforcement to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if an undocumented juvenile immigrant was arrested under suspicion of committing a felony.
—Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Special prosecutors must be adversaries of the executive branch officials under suspicion, including the president.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Under suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20suspicion. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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