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Recent Examples of hooliganism
In 2011, he was fined and banned from Romanian stadiums for six months after being accused of hooliganism and racist chants during a soccer match between Romania and Bosnia.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 16 May 2025
An officer with the UK’s Metropolitan police force has been sacked for football hooliganism and given a three-year ban from matches.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Americans Still In Russian Custody Joseph Tater Joseph Tater was arrested in August 2024 and sentenced to 15 days in prison for petty hooliganism.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
He had been previously arrested in November 2021 on charges of hooliganism and arrested for 10 days.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 16 May 2025
An officer with the UK’s Metropolitan police force has been sacked for football hooliganism and given a three-year ban from matches.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Americans Still In Russian Custody Joseph Tater Joseph Tater was arrested in August 2024 and sentenced to 15 days in prison for petty hooliganism.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
He had been previously arrested in November 2021 on charges of hooliganism and arrested for 10 days.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooliganism
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Haman, who served as Great Commission's executive director from 2020 to 2022, is named as a defendant in a racketeering suit brought in California by Cornerstone Payment Systems Inc.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The coalition said the arrests showed federal authorities had listened to their past appeals, but insisted only a broader crackdown under federal racketeering and trafficking laws can dismantle the entrenched networks.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In North Carolina, as in other Southern states, newspapers in the Jim Crow era often egregiously exaggerated stories about Black criminality.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hanson parlayed his small-time criminality into a risky alliance with a powerful Mexican drug lord, intertwining his quest for wealth with the deadly world of organized crime.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Paxton’s history of misconduct is years in the making.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paragon was linked to alleged misconduct in Europe after WhatsApp reported that Italian journalists and civil society members had been targeted with its technology.—
Vas Panagiotopoulos,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The timing and bluntness of Musk’s statement ignited social platforms, as supporters and skeptics alike debated the possibility of corporate malfeasance or cover-up.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The appeals court held that FTC commissioners cannot be removed unless there is cause, which has been defined as neglect or malfeasance in office.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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But within those few episodes is a devastating story about a young boy who commits a horrendous crime that unfolds in excruciating detail, with each episode consisting of a single long shot.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Studies have also shown that the extra hour of daylight has resulted in safer roads, lower crime rates and economic benefits.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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