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 University of Pennsylvania graduate was taken into custody as a person of interest at a McDonald’s roughly two hours outside of Pittsburgh after an employee tipped off law enforcement.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
An image released by the New York Police Department shows a person of interest sought for questioning in connection with the shooting.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
In Maryland, several Gilman graduates were stunned that a former valedictorian at the prestigious private school was now considered a person of interest in a homicide of international intrigue.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione — law enforcement’s person of interest captured in Pennsylvania — has an impressive resume and Ivy League education, with the kind of affluent and influential family ties that can often pave a path to a successful future.
—Michael Loria, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
An image released by the New York Police Department shows a person of interest sought for questioning in connection with the shooting.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
In Maryland, several Gilman graduates were stunned that a former valedictorian at the prestigious private school was now considered a person of interest in a homicide of international intrigue.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Mangione — law enforcement’s person of interest captured in Pennsylvania — has an impressive resume and Ivy League education, with the kind of affluent and influential family ties that can often pave a path to a successful future.
—Michael Loria, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Person of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person%20of%20interest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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