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Recent Examples of hooliganism
This situation highlights a larger issue of hooliganism on our streets and the need for effective law enforcement responses to such behavior.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
In that atmosphere, fighting and other expressions of hooliganism are increasingly rare, said Cho Yijin, a postdoctoral researcher at Yonsei University in Seoul.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Fried suggested arenas could be equipped with facial recognition technology, which is commonly used in soccer stadiums in Europe and Latin America to prevent hooliganism.
—Eric Olson, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The official charge was hooliganism, according to court records.
—Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
In that atmosphere, fighting and other expressions of hooliganism are increasingly rare, said Cho Yijin, a postdoctoral researcher at Yonsei University in Seoul.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Fried suggested arenas could be equipped with facial recognition technology, which is commonly used in soccer stadiums in Europe and Latin America to prevent hooliganism.
—Eric Olson, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The official charge was hooliganism, according to court records.
—Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooliganism
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And why, after the flurry of arrests in 2023, has Chinese law enforcement action slowed despite a resurgence in criminality?—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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The move is part of broader efforts by the organization to prevent and address misconduct within the French film industry.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Four years after refusing to acknowledge his loss to Joe Biden, Trump was reelected by a comfortable margin, and is set to return to the White House without facing any consequences for his political malfeasance.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025
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The banker was already susceptible to corruption — and now malfeasance will be condoned?!—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax and financial crimes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a plea agreement filed late Thursday, Deputy Eric Chase Saavedra admitted to conspiring with a crypto mogul who paid $100,000 per month for Saavedra to provide deputies to serve as his round-the-clock bodyguards and sometimes also commit crimes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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