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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He was deemed a person of interest and was taken into custody the following day in Streamwood, according to police.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
He was quickly identified as a person of interest in the case and arrested shortly thereafter.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
According to Barnes, the boy's father and stepfather have both been eliminated as persons of interest.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Police officer and father of two daughters killed, person of interest at large.
—Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
He was quickly identified as a person of interest in the case and arrested shortly thereafter.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
According to Barnes, the boy's father and stepfather have both been eliminated as persons of interest.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Police officer and father of two daughters killed, person of interest at large.
—Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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