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Recent Examples of hit-and-run
Davis was found guilty on several counts related to a hit-and-run crash on November 5, 2020, that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.
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Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Police identify suspect Police reviewed surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly corroborated witness accounts of the hit-and-run.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Livonia police were called about a hit-and-run around 10:45 p.m. June 29, according to a news release from the police department.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
An unlicensed Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for a hit-and-run crash with a moped that killed a 25-year-old man, police announced Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Police identify suspect Police reviewed surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly corroborated witness accounts of the hit-and-run.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Livonia police were called about a hit-and-run around 10:45 p.m. June 29, according to a news release from the police department.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
An unlicensed Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for a hit-and-run crash with a moped that killed a 25-year-old man, police announced Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
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Sustain small farms amid global competition • Promote transparency and ethics in coffee sourcing In a world increasingly dominated by industrial scale and rapid production, Kona coffee companies should work to remain a symbol of craftsmanship, care and community.—
Jean Orlowski,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Trained in marksmanship, rapid deployment, ambushes, surveillance, and psychological operations, Los Zetas used overt military force to consolidate control over most of the Texas border and the Gulf Coast port of Veracruz.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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The swift decline of Vidalia Mills in Louisiana—if it can even be said to have truly taken off—is a telling example.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 July 2025
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If the governor opens the door to these projects, the blowback will be swift, vocal, and impossible to ignore.—
Laura Shindell,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
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Cora replaced Toro with pinch runner David Hamilton, and the speedy infielder immediately got himself into scoring position by stealing both second and third.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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The offense got the perfect matchup with a defensive end defending the speedy running back.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The ship was damaged that same year in a fire, but made a prompt return to work in 2016.—
Cassidey Kavathas,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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As the first part of the prompt notes, the technology is mired in ethical dilemmas ranging from privacy concerns to issues with intellectual property and environmental impact.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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