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Recent Examples of bias crime
Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime.
—Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Officials at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case, said the killing did not appear to be a bias crime or act of domestic terrorism.
—Hannan Adely, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Because of the victim’s profile, the police had designated the attack a bias crime.
—Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Officials at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case, said the killing did not appear to be a bias crime or act of domestic terrorism.
—Hannan Adely, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bias crime
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Police and fire officials immediately began investigating the fire, which happened just days ahead of the start of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, as an arson and hate crime.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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They have since been charged by prosecutors with second-degree assault and a hate crime in juvenile court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the fourth inning, Los Angeles got a run on Kolek’s throwing error that sailed into center field.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Daniel was never charged with any crime regarding the allegations made by his former girlfriend.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers executions for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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No violations of Polish airspace were reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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For example, entrepreneurs overall didn’t get a big cash windfall or rely heavily on debt to start their businesses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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The rankings also look at first-year retention rates, borrower debt, faculty salaries, student-faculty ratio, standardized test scores, peer assessment and more.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Bias crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias%20crime. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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