bias crime

Definition of bias crimenext

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Recent Examples of bias crime 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 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 See All Example Sentences for bias crime
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Noun
  • The mass shooting that claimed 49 lives and injured dozens of others—the deadliest hate crime targeting LGBTQ+ people in American history—still leaves a grievous mark, most especially in a city, state and nation besieged with new attacks on the gay community.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Genco, who is from Hillsboro, Ohio, was arrested in 2021 and pleaded guilty the next year to one count of attempting to commit a hate crime.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Mexico opened the scoring in the ninth minute when Quiñones capitalized on a defensive error by South Africa and fired a shot down the middle, between the legs of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • As each flaw and error in the early development of vaccines became clear, researchers and practitioners responded, fixing problems as they were identified.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Abouammo asked the federal court to toss the charge, arguing it could only be filed in a federal court in Washington state, where the alleged crime occurred.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
  • The only crime Henry Bemis (Burgess Meredith) committed was having a desire to read his books in peace in a world that tried to stifle his true self.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Plano for May 31st - June 6th, 2026.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the American attacks as a violation of Iranian sovereignty.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The government recently announced another recruitment drive, offering to pay off debts of up to $140,000 for men who sign up and might otherwise face penalties for defaulting.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Housing is too expensive, gas is at $5 a gallon, and student debt is crushing an entire generation of young people.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

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“Bias crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bias%20crime. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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