altercation
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"Anyone with any information regarding the death or the prior altercation, is asked to contact Police Scotland."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
LAHSA’s Madigan said a physical altercation, such as the one Ponce described, shouldn’t automatically result in removal, because it might not present an imminent risk to the safety of residents or staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s not clear who was the instigator when, several months ago, Amanda Ponce got into an altercation with a fellow resident at a Boyle Heights homeless housing site.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
A man who confronted a team of journalists working for Al Jazeera during an altercation after the Golders Green ambulance attacks was a volunteer Metropolitan Police officer.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Somewhere in the rear of the crowd an altercation was going on.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing altercation
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 9, List 3
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