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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Conservative influencer Nick Sortor was arrested late Thursday in Portland, along with two others, on suspicion of disorderly conduct for what police said was a physical fight.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Police arrested three people Thursday on suspicion of the preparation or commission of acts of terrorism.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Three other people – two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s – were arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, the UK's Counter Terrorism Policing office said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Three additional suspects -- two men and a woman -- were also taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, police said on Thursday.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Police arrested three people Thursday on suspicion of the preparation or commission of acts of terrorism.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Three other people – two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s – were arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, the UK's Counter Terrorism Policing office said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Three additional suspects -- two men and a woman -- were also taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, police said on Thursday.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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