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Recent Examples of hate crime
The shooting is currently being investigated by the FBI as a hate crime targeting Catholics, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Patel added that the bureau is probing the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Federal initiatives have included removing trans people from hate crime surveys, kicking them out of the military and removing any mention of trans people on government websites.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Police investigate motive for the shooting FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Patel added that the bureau is probing the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Federal initiatives have included removing trans people from hate crime surveys, kicking them out of the military and removing any mention of trans people on government websites.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Police investigate motive for the shooting FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
Noun
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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
Noun
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Due to an editing error, a prior version of this report misstated what match Djokovic is playing Friday.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sabalenka ended the match with 43 winners compared to 27 errors; Pegula was 21 for 15.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Damon Dash, the once high-flying hip-hop mogul who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, has filed for personal bankruptcy in Florida, citing $25 million in debts and almost no assets.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The board has shown little appetite for rigorous capital oversight, leaving the company saddled with $500 million in high-cost debt that continues to drain flexibility.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Intersectionality proposes that societal problems such as crime and illiteracy correct themselves if opportunities and environments are evened out via public policy.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Beyond crime, social issues and weather, my happy place has always been the zoo.—
Liz Dufour,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The bills, named for the global pop star — and the frantic rush to get tickets for her shows around the country — strengthen penalties for using bots to buy tickets in bulk and give the state attorney general the ability to investigate potential violations of the law.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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All three Cabinet members denied wrongdoing.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Harvey, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, sat in the front row of the gallery behind the defense table each day of his wife’s trial.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The felonies Jones were charged with are not his only criminal charges in Leon County.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In that case, Herrera pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and felony discharge of a firearm, according to the outlet.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tim Lauer, a spokesman for Pirro, confirmed that the office has dismissed the felony charges against Edward Alexander Dana after the federal grand jury action and filed misdemeanor charges in Superior Court.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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He was convicted in October 2022 on six counts first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit and run involving death and two counts of bail jumping, all felonies, plus one count of misdemeanor battery.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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