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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Officials are asking anyone with information on the person of interest, vehicle owner or attack to call NOAA's enforcement hotline.
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Laurent was in a relationship with, and possibly married to, a man who has been described as a person of interest, identified as 39-year-old Jean Tercier, according to police.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Deputies said there are persons of interest in jail in a different county on unrelated charges.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting as of Saturday afternoon, but Story said that multiple persons of interest have been detained, and investigators asked for a judge's permission to search multiple locations in the Las Cruces area.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Laurent was in a relationship with, and possibly married to, a man who has been described as a person of interest, identified as 39-year-old Jean Tercier, according to police.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Deputies said there are persons of interest in jail in a different county on unrelated charges.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting as of Saturday afternoon, but Story said that multiple persons of interest have been detained, and investigators asked for a judge's permission to search multiple locations in the Las Cruces area.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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