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Recent Examples of hate crime
Police and fire officials immediately began investigating the fire, which happened just days ahead of the start of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, as an arson and hate crime.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
They have since been charged by prosecutors with second-degree assault and a hate crime in juvenile court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, a politically motivated shooting might be coded as terrorism in federal reporting, cataloged as political violence by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, and prosecuted as a homicide or a hate crime at the state level.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Jeremy Fistel was indicted on charges of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, along with additional related crimes for voicemail and written messages to Mamdani.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
They have since been charged by prosecutors with second-degree assault and a hate crime in juvenile court, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
For example, a politically motivated shooting might be coded as terrorism in federal reporting, cataloged as political violence by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, and prosecuted as a homicide or a hate crime at the state level.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Jeremy Fistel was indicted on charges of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, along with additional related crimes for voicemail and written messages to Mamdani.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
Noun
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There aren’t any obvious errors that can be laid at Darlow’s door over the past four matches.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Top schools continue to increase tuition while many young adults fall deeper and deeper into debt.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ruto’s administration inherited a debt crisis upon taking office three years ago and has struggled to reduce its budget financing gap.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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And there have been 70 weapons violations with a gun this year, versus 43 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tamara and her cousins say the audio release is just the latest violation of their rights under Marsy’s Law, a California statute that gives crime victims the rights to privacy, dignity and respect.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The bureau’s work has led to nearly $20 billion in direct relief to consumers and $5 billion in civil penalties for alleged wrongdoing.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lorch and Holmes settled the case two years later for $325,000, with Lorch admitting to no wrongdoing other than paddling the player.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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McCrary, a California resident, had previously been charged with four felony counts related to delinquent child support payments.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Walker-Yeager is facing felony charges for allegedly shooting her contractor in 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Tracy Barkhimer, 61, of White Salmon, Washington, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery, according to the Boise Police Department.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The student was arrested Tuesday and charged with interference with staff, faculty or students of education institutions, a misdemeanor.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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