hate crime

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Recent Examples of hate crime Read All About It Multiple Jewish volunteer ambulances were set on fire in London in what police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026 Four ambulances at a Jewish community rescue service in London were set ablaze on Monday morning in what local law enforcement authorities are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026 While prosecutors continue investigating hate crime enhancements, the community remains shaken by the brazen, daytime violence. Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026 But prosecutors said the case did not currently include hate crime allegations. Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hate crime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
Noun
  • 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
  • The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Following a throwing error that allowed Trevor Story to reach with two outs, Marcelo Mayer drove an RBI double the opposite way off the Green Monster to give the Red Sox their first lead of the series.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The surplus turned out to be a mirage, based on a $165 billion error in revenue estimates over four years.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Another budget boondoggle would shift the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, its assets and debts to tiny New College of Florida, run by a DeSantis ally, Richard Corcoran, and a band of right-wing trustees.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Dolce & Gabbana's lenders are seeking a cash injection of up to 150 million euros at the company, as part of ​a broader 450 million euro ($526 million) debt refinancing, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
    Reuters, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • TigerTiger’s profile is soon revealed to have been created by Clark, presumably for the purpose of catfishing Floyd; when detectives find security-camera footage of Clark pedalling away from the scene of the crime in his distinctive recumbent bicycle, he is arrested and charged with the murder.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There is something wrong with our legal system if cutting prices is a crime.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both Israel and Hezbollah have traded accusations of ceasefire violations, with a Lebanese journalist, Amal Khalil, killed in an Israeli airstrike just yesterday.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Giveaway or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.
    AJC.com, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Burke, 21, has denied all wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Order an end to the Justice Department investigation into Powell — a probe that has produced no evidence of wrongdoing.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Federal public defenders represent clients facing both misdemeanor and felony charges of all varieties.
    Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, of Diamond Bar, pleaded guilty to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and nine felony counts of reckless driving causing injury, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Federal public defenders represent clients facing both misdemeanor and felony charges of all varieties.
    Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Joseph Savarino, the grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged Monday with misdemeanor driving while impaired in connection with a collision that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

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