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incident

noun as in occurrence

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GMP said three people had been arrested - two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s - as part of the investigation into what has been declared a "terrorist incident" by police.

From BBC

We are warned we will have to leave the operations room if there is a real-life incident.

From BBC

Former Celtic title-winning goalkeeper Joe Hart - on commentary duties with TNT Sports - was in no doubt the goal would be given at the time of the incident.

From BBC

The lawsuit alleges he has a history of “making false, sensationalized claims about high-profile individuals” to gain attention, citing an online incident with rapper Sexxy Red.

A spokesman for GMP said a suspicious device worn by the attacker during the incident was assessed and found not to be a viable explosive.

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