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Less appealing, but of material significance to the ground, was football hooliganism.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025 -
An officer with the UK’s Metropolitan police force has been sacked for football hooliganism and given a three-year ban from matches.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Regarding the migrants sent to Guantánamo Bay, the Trump Administration has not provided sufficient proof of their status and criminality.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The medical examiner’s office would automatically do an autopsy if foul play or criminality was suspected, but there is none, so the office did not overrule the family’s decision.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wilcox and Harris had argued that their firings violated federal laws that limited their removals only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in creating those agencies, Congress held that presidents can only fire members for cause, such as neglect of duty or malfeasance.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on the investigation so far, Arlington police believe the attack on Adeyemo-Azeez — by a man released on bond after a previous violent crime — was random.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Gangsterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangsterism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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