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Recent Examples of perp
Many of them keep an eye out for criminal proceedings where the perp used your data.
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PCMAG, 15 May 2024
At one point, Pomerantz even entertained the idea of treating Cohen and Trump’s payment to Daniels as an act of extortion by the adult-film actress—a way of painting Trump as both victim and perp in the same case.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Evelyn wants to understand how this perp, who uses a wheelchair, arrived at this moment in his life.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
In Unbreakable, Bruce Willis’ character could see visions of someone’s past misdeeds, and M. Night Shyamalan drained the color out of those high-angle, surveillance-like sequences, except for the perp’s clothing.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
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PCMAG, 15 May 2024
At one point, Pomerantz even entertained the idea of treating Cohen and Trump’s payment to Daniels as an act of extortion by the adult-film actress—a way of painting Trump as both victim and perp in the same case.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Evelyn wants to understand how this perp, who uses a wheelchair, arrived at this moment in his life.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
In Unbreakable, Bruce Willis’ character could see visions of someone’s past misdeeds, and M. Night Shyamalan drained the color out of those high-angle, surveillance-like sequences, except for the perp’s clothing.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
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Murder on Music Row, an investigative podcast from The Tennessean, focuses on the 1989 murder of country music chart director Kevin Hughes, who tried to operate with integrity in a business full of sharks and criminals.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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A lot of criminals when confronted with the potential of being bitten by a police canine immediately surrender.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here's a look at what comes next: Will Trump take office as a felon?Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Of course, the president has absolute authority to pardon any federal felon, but with the exception of an outlier like Donald Trump, most presidents trust the process.Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump's turning of his head to face a jumbotron at the Butler County Pennsylvania Farm Grounds only a second before would-be assassin Thomas Crooks fired saved his life.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the first time since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge for this high-flying action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as an assassin tasked with eliminating a target (Topher Grace) while in flight with a federal agent (Michelle Dockery).Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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During this two-year period, a mix of crafty and bumbling crooks took advantage of a tax loophole that — not unlike the plot hatched in Mel Brooks’ The Producers — allowed labels to write off losses on albums that had supposedly flopped.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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By Simone Melvin, Forbes Staff FRESH FROM A Wednesday taping of Good Morning America, Michael Strahan heads to downtown Manhattan cradling two leather watch cases in the crook of his left arm, like he’s just recovered a fumble.Simone Melvin, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Police said the bowling bandit cut a large hole in the roof of Lanes Trains and Automobiles in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and rappelled down a rope to get inside.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Guided by Kudrow’s Penelope, the bandits embarked on epic adventures while evil forces were an obstacle.Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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The gunman fired one shot, hitting Sadler four inches below his right armpit.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tice, a freelance reporter who would be 43 years old now, was snatched by gunmen at a checkpoint near Damascus in August 2012 and has not been heard from since.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: Also beware of virtual porch pirates, as one in five delivery package scam attempts starts via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or iMessage.Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.Klaudia Zaika, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The season’s first two episodes created the impression that Masa’s former workplace would be a significant entity in the series, but it was quickly displaced by the yakuza, a more familiar, less interesting malefactor.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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