altercation

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Maguire was originally convicted in 2020 by a court on the island of Syros following an altercation on the holiday island of Mykonos.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He had been arrested after a minor altercation with police; Alam was apparently too confused to follow their orders.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Charlotte forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabaté were each suspended four games for fighting and escalating the altercation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

White-ball captain Harry Brook had to apologise after being involved in an altercation with a night-club bouncer on the eve-of-Ashes tour of New Zealand.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Somebody had to do it, and well, this wasn't the first time I had been in this kind of an "altercation."

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds