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Recent Examples of hooliganism
That charge came months after his conviction on unrelated charges of violating Russia’s religious liberty and hooliganism laws connected to the burning of a copy of the Quran.
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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Less appealing, but of material significance to the ground, was football hooliganism.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 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
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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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Less appealing, but of material significance to the ground, was football hooliganism.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 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
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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Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2025
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At the time of her death, police said criminality was not suspected.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Becciu's departure, amid an ongoing legal battle over financial misconduct charges, adds another layer of drama to a conclave already marked by theological and political tensions within the Catholic Church.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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His office, which is independent of the 8,700-officer department, monitors misconduct complaints and conducts internal reviews of police shootings, along with audits and studies at the Police Commission’s request.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The temptation to exploit the power of incumbency to fight malfeasance on eye-for-an-eye terms is strong.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
31 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Tariffs raise prices, spark conflict and impoverish everyone While alternative media have become more important in exposing legislative malfeasance, there has also been increasing scrutiny of the majority party by mainstream media.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
8 Mar. 2025
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To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the 1960s, the Philadelphia police reported less crime on streets with window boxes.—
Sonja Dümpelmann,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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