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Sheriff Adan Mendoza said in October that roughly 600 pieces of evidence were collected from the Bonanza Creek Ranch set, including a “mix of blanks, dummy rounds and what we are suspecting are live rounds.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

But officials in at least one county, San Diego, are suspecting that an uptick in locally reported cases late last week may be the initial sign of an increase in transmission related to Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Of the recovered 500 rounds of ammunition, there was "a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and what we are suspecting is live rounds," Sheriff Mendoza said.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

He said an autopsy and a determination of the cause of death are pending, but added: “We are suspecting no foul play at this time.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2016

Madam," he said, "I am fearful that you are suspecting me of being one of the objectionable breed of he-flirts who infest this place.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)