hate crime

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Recent Examples of hate crime Soliman is scheduled to appear in court this Friday for a hearing in which he will be asked to enter a plea on the hate crime charges. Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025 Over 2,000 hate crime events were reported in the state; 75 were reported in Sacramento County. Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025 The hate crime has shaken the city's Jewish community amidst a string of antisemetic attacks nationally. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 July 2025 For others, Mamdani’s showing has spurred new fears about safety and the waning influence of Jewish voters in a city where anti-Jewish hate crime has surged. Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hate crime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
Noun
  • Between 1991 and 1992, Kansas City police recorded 59 bias crimes, but only one was classified as a gay bashing.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
  • The findings revealed not only a considerable number of bias crimes but also that some were committed by a specific member of the Kansas City Police Department. ACT-UP’s protests faced backlash, which was reflected in letters to the editors of The Star.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Pilot error caused the crash, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Without a robust knowledge foundation, these early wins can mask serious risks—from compliance breaches to costly decision errors.
    Stéphane Donzé, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • At one stage, that debt sat at £225m, though it was all repaid following the takeover.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • Term premium is the extra return investors demand for holding long-term government bonds rather than rolling short-term debt, compensating for uncertainty about inflation, fiscal policy, and future interest rates.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • And my perfect ,wild ,fearless, loving partners in crime Colin, Cristin and Rhenzy made anything possible every day.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Book runs a family bookstore but also happens to possess a brilliant mind that helps the police solve crimes.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The Seattle resident asserted that being blocked was a violation of her First Amendment right.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
  • When an agent malfunctions in a production environment, the potential consequences include operational disruptions, security breaches, compliance violations and reputational damage.
    Olga Megorskaya, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Rozier hasn’t yet been charged with a crime or accused of wrongdoing.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
  • Under President Donald Trump, the agency now plans to abruptly end all of them, regardless of prior findings of wrongdoing.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Colon-Johnson is facing three felony charges of hit and run great bodily harm, second-degree reckless injury and knowingly operating a motor vehicle while suspended causing great bodily harm.
    Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • The felony charges against two CityBeat journalists, who were arrested while covering a protest on the John A. Roebling Bridge, have been dismissed.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • However, the two journalists continue to face multiple misdemeanor charges in connection with the demonstration on the John A. Roebling Bridge.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
  • The woman was expected to be charged with 78 felony counts of animal cruelty and abuse and five misdemeanor counts of animal torture; the man faced two counts of the former and one of the latter, booking logs show.
    Ethan Wolin July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025

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