clashes
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It’s a characterization he’s encouraged over years of clashes with officials and detractors and his repeated claims that the department has been crippled under Luna by staffing shortfalls, budgetary mismanagement and lack of confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Authorities have acknowledged security and intelligence failures that enabled the clashes, looting and vandalism that erupted on October 17.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
School and university students are to rally in several Italian cities on Friday to call for more funding for schools and support for housing, with security forces preparing for possible clashes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
This week, the city's mayor warned the numbers expected in Orléans were "unprecedented", and said thousands of police would be deployed to manage any clashes, adding that public transport would be suspended.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Nor had there been any clashes with Ras the Exhorter—although in the past week he had been increasingly active.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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