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The South African government has emphatically denied any bias against Afrikaners and has maintained that white farmers are victims of a larger crime wave.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
While Alcatraz was opened in response to the crime wave of the 1920s and rise of crime bosses like Capone, some administration officials viewed it as a potentially similar solution to the rise in border crossings in recent years.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 May 2025
The result was a long-running crime wave that broke only when voters showed Mosby the door.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
For the past decade, California has been experiencing a dangerous and costly crime wave.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
While Alcatraz was opened in response to the crime wave of the 1920s and rise of crime bosses like Capone, some administration officials viewed it as a potentially similar solution to the rise in border crossings in recent years.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 May 2025
The result was a long-running crime wave that broke only when voters showed Mosby the door.
—Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
For the past decade, California has been experiencing a dangerous and costly crime wave.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Crime wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20wave. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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