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Free sign upThe phrase "prime suspect" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to the main person who is believed to be guilty or responsible for a crime, incident, or situation. Example: The detectives interrogated the prime suspect in the murder case for several hours, but he maintained his innocence.
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prime suspect
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A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
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Inflammation is a prime suspect.
Soda is one prime suspect.
Prime Suspect - 31.
He was considered the prime suspect.
Russia is a prime suspect.
Vietnam is the prime suspect.
He was the prime suspect.
prime suspect behind partisan hostility.
Here's my prime suspect: infinity.
So, Hill watches "Prime Suspect".
Michelle Ellen McIntosh, also 22, is the prime suspect.
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