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Recent Examples of perp
The Hyperliquid SpaceX perp should be read as a working template.
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Though no perp has been named publicly, the quest for justice—and the last 11 missing titles—is ongoing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 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
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Though no perp has been named publicly, the quest for justice—and the last 11 missing titles—is ongoing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
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Incel ideology tied to past attacks Incel ideology has been linked to other mass killings in Canada, including the 2018 Toronto van attack, when a perpetrator who identified as an incel drove down a crowded sidewalk and deliberately killed 10 people.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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The perpetrator was sentenced to 13 years in prison in March.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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According to the department, at the time of the chase, Buban had multiple outstanding arrest warrants against him, including for being a felon in possession of a firearm, taking a vehicle without consent, false impersonation and petty theft.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The charges included felon in possession of a firearm, petty theft, driving or taking a vehicle without consent, false impersonation, evading a police officer and failure to appear in court.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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The report’s key finding was that an odd, angry, 24-year-old assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, had acted alone, for reasons nobody could quite figure out.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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Unfortunately, Daemon’s hired assassins killed Aegon’s young son Jaehaerys instead so any real possibility for a family reconciliation was lost.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The fawn jumps at Officer Roy, who scoops the baby deer up, catching it in the crook of his arm.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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An east-west bag is a baguette style that’s longer in width than in height—think a slim, rectangular silhouette that typically sits on the shoulder or in the crook of your elbow.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
1 June 2026
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The letter laid out what happened the day a gunman flung open the door of an El Cajon dentist’s office and opened fire.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
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Both lawmakers targeted by the gunman were Democrats.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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