initial suspicion

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandsuspicion

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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suspicion
noun
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/us
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/
a belief or idea that something may ...
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(Definition ofinitialandsuspicionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinitial suspicion

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Ourinitialsuspicionthat the foregoing studies were biased towards sicker people was borne out.
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We included a broader set of greenhouse gases, and ourinitialsuspicionwas that this might lie behind the difference in the two results.
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But first impressions can be misleading, and theinitialsuspicionof sloppiness soon gives way to admiration for the imagination displayed in this study.
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Despiteinitialsuspicion, they agree to help each other and travel to the refuge.
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He was found with cuts on his neck, causinginitialsuspicionas to his death.
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He eventually succeeded and afterinitialsuspicionwas allowed to continue photographing them.
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There have been many cases around the world where local traders, after theirinitialsuspicionof commercial radio, have found that it can actively help them in certain immediate situations.
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There were some improvements to the first draft, but there is still fundamental criticism of the massive data transfers withoutinitialsuspicionand the over-long data retention periods.
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Afterinitialsuspicionof the internees relaxed on the island, in both residents and the authorities alike, employment outside of the camps was permitted.
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Both facedinitialsuspicionfrom the villagers, but over the course of the series came to be accepted as part of the community.
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But there was resistance to the move andinitialsuspicionthat her candidacy was just a stalking horse for keeping his options open.
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