hooliganism

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Recent Examples of hooliganism The dark side of fandom Spectator hooliganism is the unfortunate byproduct of the traditional rivalries between football clubs and their fans, and the high emotional temperatures during matches. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026 They were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026 The checkered reputation of fan behavior dates to the days of England’s worst episodes of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s. ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 Minneapolis fought putrid hooliganism with peaceful harmony. Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hooliganism
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Noun
  • Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced in December.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • The federal charges come months after an order from a Fulton County Judge dismissed some, but not all, of the charges in a sweeping state racketeering case that had accused dozens of activists of participating in a criminal enterprise linked to anti-training center protests.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
    Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Both Dodington and Blanton praised the state for treating violence as a public health problem rather than an issue of criminality.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • That politicians and governments and banks and other far-reaching institutions do not face the consequences of their criminality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Newton reportedly stole a computer, and there were allegations of academic misconduct.
    Mac Engel June 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • Political expediency, like political misconduct, is not limited to any one party.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • In an ideal world, progressives would have howled about how wrong that was, but progressives were the beneficiaries of Twitter’s malfeasance, so the company’s censorship was seen as acceptable, even desirable.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • The appellate court said the attorney general had demonstrated probable cause to investigate and sue, citing public reports of malfeasance at the NRA that predated the investigation and ample evidence uncovered during it.
    Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Abouammo asked the federal court to toss the charge, arguing it could only be filed in a federal court in Washington state, where the alleged crime occurred.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
  • The only crime Henry Bemis (Burgess Meredith) committed was having a desire to read his books in peace in a world that tried to stifle his true self.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
    Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026

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