altercation
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It also emerged after the Ashes that white-ball captain Harry Brook had an altercation with a nightclub bouncer during a trip to New Zealand last year.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Paul’s daughter was on the couch at the time of the altercation, and toward the end of the video, she is heard crying while Mortensen says, “Stop throwing stuff and help your daughter.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Despite the altercation with the nightclub bouncer occurring the night before a one-day international, Brook was retained as white-ball captain.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
As the Americans were waiting to move on, an altercation broke out in their rear-most rank.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing altercation
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 9, List 3
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