altercation
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Police say the brothers insulted a woman during an altercation over loud noise.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Caitlin Clark was one of five players to receive a technical foul following an altercation with DeWanna Bonner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Channel 9 and Endemol Shine Australia said Nield's conviction arose from a one-off altercation and there had been no repeat conduct in the 11 years since.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
A verbal altercation broke out in court between relatives and friends of Nowak and Digwa as he was sent down from the dock.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“You were involved in a similar altercation on the night of January eighteenth, correct?”
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
Members of the Argentina team and backroom staff were involved in altercations with Spain players who had begun to celebrate their World Cup success.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
As a result, the public has been kept from one of the chief ways it has to hold officers involved in such altercations accountable: their identity.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
Alimouri plans to file motions challenging the venue, the charges and whether San Bernardino County has jurisdiction over the Pomona altercations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Just a long, poor-lighted platform with loud furious altercations in Arabic going on somewhere.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing altercation
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 9, List 3
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1984
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