usual suspects

Noun

plural plural-only broadly informal

The people, often scapegoats, routinely arrested in response to a crime. / (by extension, informal) The people or things that would be routinely expected to appear in a particular context.

Japanese Meaning

犯罪が発生した際、しばしばスケープゴートとして取り上げられる、定番の容疑者たち。 / 拡張的な意味として、ある文脈でいつものように予想される（現れる）人や事物を指す。

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After the break-in, the police once again rounded up the usual suspects from the surrounding blocks.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

侵入窃盗の後、警察はまたしても周辺のブロックから、こうした事件でいつも犯人扱いされがちで逮捕される人々を拘束した。

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Sense（1）

The people, often scapegoats, routinely arrested in response to a crime.

Major Strasser has been shot... round up the usual suspects.

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Sense（2）

(by extension, informal) The people or things that would be routinely expected to appear in a particular context.

And yet a quiet campaign is in the works to secure landmark protection for the 46-story limestone and glass tower. It is not being led by the usual suspects, like preservationists, community groups or politicians.

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