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Recent Examples of hate crime
Overland Park police have identified a suspect, but haven’t deemed the act a hate crime.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The attack has spurred allegations of a hate crime against the girl, who is Yemeni and Muslim.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Once the news hit social media, the district began receiving emails blasting the district for what was referred to as a hate crime.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Last year, more than 15% of all hate crime events in California were anti-Jewish, even though Jewish people make up about 3% of the state population.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
The attack has spurred allegations of a hate crime against the girl, who is Yemeni and Muslim.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Once the news hit social media, the district began receiving emails blasting the district for what was referred to as a hate crime.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Last year, more than 15% of all hate crime events in California were anti-Jewish, even though Jewish people make up about 3% of the state population.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
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That does leave retailers less margin for error and requires a better mastery of data analytics to improve demand forecasting—making sure that what is on offer matches what shoppers want.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kelly did not disclose what structural engineering issues the building had, but said that the company's structural engineering firm informed Amazon of its error in a statement without elaborating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the Brooklyn prosecution, the Mafia played a major role in the high-end poker games, with mobsters posing as ordinary players at the tables and providing the muscle to collect debts, prosecutors said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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United’s first goal owed a debt to a clash between Van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister, with Liverpool unhappy that play wasn’t stopped for a head injury.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Among those scheduled to testify at the hearing for the government were an Oklahoma couple who were storing some of Goudreau's belongings, including two assault rifles an associate recently tried to retrieve in possible violation of a court order against possessing firearms while on bond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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The denial letter said Farzam was convicted of making a false statement to the DMV and a registration violation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The company has also filed a countersuit denying allegations of wrongdoing, while claiming over $116 million in damages and lost profits.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Attorneys for both Billups and Rozier have denied any wrongdoing.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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San Diego County jails have logged more than 3,300 bookings on low-level drug and theft charges since a new state law, Proposition 36, took effect and turned what had been misdemeanor crimes into felonies.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Connelly is wanted on charges of murder, arson, motor vehicle theft, attempted murder and felony assault.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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When a grand jury failed to indict him on that charge, the case was downgraded to a misdemeanor charge for assaulting a federal officer.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors initially sought felony charges against Dunn, but downgraded the case to a misdemeanor after a grand jury declined to return an indictment.—
Andrew Goudsward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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