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Recent Examples of hooliganism
The police also said that administrative proceedings had been initiated for public drunkenness and minor hooliganism.
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
The film focused on an American who got involved in the brutal world of British football hooliganism.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Transport police took him off the train in Voronezh, where he was detained for petty hooliganism.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Stone Island’s former association with hooliganism may be attractive to some extremists, whose members share the same feelings of pride and connection, explained Miller-Idriss.
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
The film focused on an American who got involved in the brutal world of British football hooliganism.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Transport police took him off the train in Voronezh, where he was detained for petty hooliganism.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Stone Island’s former association with hooliganism may be attractive to some extremists, whose members share the same feelings of pride and connection, explained Miller-Idriss.
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooliganism
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Standing in the jury box in orange jail attire, Marglli Gallego, 44, pleaded guilty to racketeering and grand-theft charges.—
Grethel Aguila,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The rising hospitality star ended up partnering with notorious impresario Chris Paciello (later convicted of racketeering) to open Liquid, an instant hit with the likes of Madonna, Naomi Campbell and Donatella Versace.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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From boardroom to drug reps, Purdue Pharma was shot through with criminality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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It is designed to tell a comprehensive story of enterprise criminality, not to disrupt the next retaliatory shooting.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Hutson was indicted on 14 counts of malfeasance in office and four counts of conspiracy to commit malfeasance in office.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faces a 30-count grand jury indictment, charging her with malfeasance, obstruction of justice and falsifying public records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The evidence relating to these crimes was of special interest, given that Kirwan’s murder and Gately’s surveillance are also part of the charge against Kinahan.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Butts is charged with one count of false pretenses ($100,000 or more), three counts of false pretenses ($50,000 or more but less than $100,000), two counts of false pretenses ($20,000 or more but less than $50,000), 12 counts of identity theft, and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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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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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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