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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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Still, North Korea likely felt compelled to respond because of the "level of international attention on the incident", Bosack said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The incident has raised "need for a thorough investigation into how the leak occurred, the extent of the information exposed and whether any actual harm had resulted", he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The incident was the latest dust-up over social media content during the mayoral campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

After this, the jet returned to its base and police took charge of the incident, he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

According to Burr, the immediate incident only proved that Hamilton’s libelous ways were incorrigible.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

"As hacking techniques become increasingly intelligent, sophisticated and commonplace with the development of artificial intelligence, existing security systems centred on inspections and responses after incidents have revealed clear limitations," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Belgium and Luxemburg saw some of the worst damage, with 40 Delhaize supermarkets affected, and incidents also took place in stores across Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia and Finland.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"These incidents highlight how vulnerable food supply chains are to cyberattacks," with far-reaching consequences, the document said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

It is still unclear who is to blame for the cyber-attacks and whether the two incidents are connected - the BBC's cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains what we know so far.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

I saw a few of the incidents myself.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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