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Recent Examples of hate crime
Previously, Australian lawmakers responded to the threats by passing tough hate crime laws that include mandatory jail time for giving a Nazi salute in public.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Lynching would not become a federal hate crime until 2022—a full century later.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
In 2021, the FBI said its investigators were looking into the homicide as a possible hate crime.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
He was charged with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to the report.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Lynching would not become a federal hate crime until 2022—a full century later.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
In 2021, the FBI said its investigators were looking into the homicide as a possible hate crime.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
He was charged with assault as a hate crime, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to the report.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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The department also has a dedicated officer who tracks bias crimes and serves as a liaison with the LGBTQ community.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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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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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Opponents raised concerns about the cost of new construction and long-term debt, arguing that renovations could have addressed the library’s deficiencies.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In March 2025, xAI acquired X at a valuation of $45 billion, including debt, just over two years after Musk had purchased what was then known as Twitter for $44 billion.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Nov. 2025
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The charges Dasjanae Teyona Timmons, a 23-year-old with a Jessup address, and Dahmira Monya Laboo, another 23-year-old with a Severn address, were identified as suspects in the crime.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tyrone Williams faces 10 charges in Roxbury District Court, including multiple assault and firearms charges, compounded by having a previous violent crime or drug crime conviction.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Ratcliffe recently referred evidence of Brennan’s wrongdoing to FBI Director Kash Patel for potential prosecution, according to Fox.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shawn Naputi pleaded no contest to six counts of felony theft on November 12, 2025, in Sonoma County, in exchange for a prison term of five years and four months, according to a press release from the District Attorney's Office.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Deputies arrested Sargent on Thursday on two felony animal-cruelty counts and one misdemeanor count.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prokop faces four misdemeanor charges, including one count of a violation of bond — protective order, one count of evading arrest or detention and two counts of resisting arrest, search or transportation.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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In 2018, Missy Wardlaw was charged with a 2018 hot-check misdemeanor.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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