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Recent Examples of perp
But this was always a fraud issue, not an immigration issue, and the White House wrongly assumed that the perps mostly were in the U.S. without legal permission; on the contrary, most of them were and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents or legal refugees.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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The trailer reveals the loss is that of her husband, who was killed; the perpetrator was never caught.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Authorities were investigating the incident but did not elaborate on the perpetrator.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Locations are chosen based on impaired-driving crashes, and first-time DUI offenders face average fines and penalties of $13,500.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The governor had publicly questioned whether Peters’ nine-year sentence was too hard for a first-time, nonviolent offender.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
Noun
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When unhoused people are treated as criminals, they are pushed into an identity of exclusion rather than belonging.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Set in Gaza in 2007, and following the misadventures of a student (Nader Abd Alhay) and restaurant owner and petty criminal (Majd Eid), the picture premiered in Un Certain Regard last year and won the Best Director prize.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Authorities noted that Joyce is a felon with a criminal history that includes state convictions for drug, larceny and burglary charges, which disqualify him from having guns or ammunition.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Jarvis Toussaint, 38, was charged in federal court with being a felon in possession of ammunition, a crime that carries up to 15 years in prison.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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English actress Comer is probably best known for her role as sociopathic assassin Villanelle on BBC America’s Killing Eve, which earned her an Emmy and BAFTA TV Award.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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As a refresher, the epic Yellowstone finale saw the Dutton family finally uncover how patriarch John Dutton was killed by an assassin hired by Jamie’s (Wes Bentley) girlfriend.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Or the fact that all cops may not be crooks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Deportees from the United States are especially vulnerable to robbery and kidnapping because gangs and bandits assume that their families can pay larger ransoms.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Noun
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One of the two men wounded in the shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts drove himself to the hospital after the gunman opened fired on Monday.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The gunman claimed to have acted on behalf of the Maniac Murder Cult, according to court documents.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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