hate crime

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Recent Examples of hate crime The survey found 45% of adults experienced a hate crime on a street or sidewalk and 34% of adults experienced a hate crime in a store, theater, gas station or other business. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025 His family suffered other tragedies, such as his father’s shooting death from a hate crime and the drowning deaths of two of his half brothers. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 Anti-Asian hate crimes saw an unsettling uptick during and following the COVID-19 global pandemic. Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025 Three Aston Villa supporters were arrested in April in connection with hate crime offences following their Champions League game against PSG on April 15. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hate crime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
Noun
  • Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Noun
  • Only one major-league third baseman, the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado, has more errors than Muncy’s eight through his first 49 games of the season.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 27 May 2025
  • The poll of 1,136 Democrats carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.89 percentage points.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Here are the 11 other Texas cities with increasing auto loan debt.
    Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
  • The average credit card debt per borrower was $6,371 during that time, based on data from TransUnion, one of the three major credit reporting companies.
    Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The season ends with Coop driving away from Jack’s house, rejecting the office life and doubling down on crime.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 30 May 2025
  • Since the teen didn't have a criminal record, the state Department of Juvenile Services characterized the offenses as lower-level crimes and allowed him to be released, Hamill said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • In the meantime, the city has received several reports of property violations in recent years on 925 Grand: piles of bird droppings, falling debris, people entering through unsecured entrances.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
  • The Crusaders held the lead the entire second set until one of two late center line violations resulted in a 23-22 deficit.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump supporters, including former White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, have implored Trump to take his campaign against lawfare even further by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate any wrongdoing.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
  • An official referral indicating possible, but unproven, wrongdoing by Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, was made public Wednesday by the U.S. House Ethics Committee.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • She was additionally fined $40,000 and ordered to pay the $120,000 judgment, as well as give a DNA sample relating to her felony charge.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • More than four years after his arrest on a felony perjury charge, the trial of former Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie could finally take place next week.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Adults who are under the legal drinking age can be charged with a class 3 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $200 fine.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
  • The man is also facing three misdemeanors for harassment of a police canine, resisting arrest and violating a domestic violence protection order.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2025

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