Rely
Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.
Usage example: rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
Suspect
Suspect verb - To have no trust or confidence in.
Usage example: I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Spooks MI:5 can access pretty much every CCTV camera in the country, but it's far from omnipresent, and they often have to rely on teams of agents tailing a suspect instead.
Source: Sinister Surveillance - In the United Kingdom, for example, the suspect is told that he should not withhold any information that he will later rely on in court.
Source: Only Bad Guys Call Their Lawyers -
Her status as the chick comes from her tendency to rely on her feelings about the suspect, which often are proven wrong.
Source: Series / 21 Jump Street
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