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Recent Examples of hate crime
Federal prosecutors are also not able to bring a hate crime charge against Robinson.
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Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Several schools across the country were targeted with false active shooter reports in August and more than two dozen HBCUs were targeted by bomb threats in 2022, prompting a federal hate crime and violent extremism investigation.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The punishment verdict comes one day after jurors found Raunaq Alam guilty of criminal mischief but not a hate crime for spray-painting anti-Israel graffiti on a wall at the Uncommon Church in Euless.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Police said Ericksen was romantically interested in one of the three killed and do not believe the actions were a hate crime.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Several schools across the country were targeted with false active shooter reports in August and more than two dozen HBCUs were targeted by bomb threats in 2022, prompting a federal hate crime and violent extremism investigation.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The punishment verdict comes one day after jurors found Raunaq Alam guilty of criminal mischief but not a hate crime for spray-painting anti-Israel graffiti on a wall at the Uncommon Church in Euless.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Police said Ericksen was romantically interested in one of the three killed and do not believe the actions were a hate crime.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 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
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Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the fourth inning, Los Angeles got a run on Kolek’s throwing error that sailed into center field.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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For example, entrepreneurs overall didn’t get a big cash windfall or rely heavily on debt to start their businesses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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The rankings also look at first-year retention rates, borrower debt, faculty salaries, student-faculty ratio, standardized test scores, peer assessment and more.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Daniel was never charged with any crime regarding the allegations made by his former girlfriend.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers executions for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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No violations of Polish airspace were reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The 49-year-old, who has always denied wrongdoing, has been ordered to pay at least £3M ($4M) of The Guardian publisher’s legal costs after losing the case.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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His lawyer has denied wrongdoing.—
Ed White,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Four people were arrested, and three were charged felony offenses of assaulting a federal officer, while the fourth was charged with misdemeanor offense of depredation of government property, according to a Department of Justice press release.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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Unprovoked broad daylight Seattle stabbing caught on video Francisco Garcia was charged with first-degree assault, a felony that carries up to life in prison as a maximum sentence if convicted, and detectives were still investigating.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the city could hire a contractor to cut back the vegetation at Lesesne’s expense or cite him for a misdemeanor.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Two other misdemeanor charges were dismissed as part of the deal.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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