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Recent Examples of hooliganism
Kuper suggests that, where English hooliganism represents a grotesque form of nostalgia, postwar Japanese civility is a pose predicated on collective amnesia about wartime atrocities.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The police also said that administrative proceedings had been initiated for public drunkenness and minor hooliganism.
—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
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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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The police also said that administrative proceedings had been initiated for public drunkenness and minor hooliganism.
—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
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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The other defendant, Kathy Stapp — who became the union’s International Secretary-Treasurer when Creeden resigned in 2023 — pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count of racketeering conspiracy.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Both served time in prison and paid more than $4 million in fines after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges in 2017.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 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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Police said there was no criminality associated with Hooper’s disappearance.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
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The agency is on the clock with its investigations, mandated by the state to complete accident investigations within six months, and, sources said, delays affect its ability to assess fines and determine criminality, and may have harmed families ability to receive restitution.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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No misconduct was issued to inmates during the incident in question, and no inmate faced discipline for refusing the assignment, the agency added.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Even without independent investigative authority, the commission has spent the past few years reviewing a backlog of internal affairs cases, commissioning an outside audit of police misconduct investigations and weighing in on department policies.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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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
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Republicans rightly will blame Newsom and the Democratic Legislature for their misfeasance and malfeasance.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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The crime spree occurred from May to December 2023.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend and associate, remains the only other person charged in connection with Epstein's crimes.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
4 June 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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