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altercation

[awl-ter-key-shuhn] / ˌɔl tərˈkeɪ ʃən /


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It’s not clear who was the instigator when, several months ago, Amanda Ponce got into an altercation with a fellow resident at a Boyle Heights homeless housing site.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In the video of the altercation, which was broken into clips and cross-posted across social media platforms, Peters and the woman are hanging out when Lentz arrives, upset.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

A man who confronted a team of journalists working for Al Jazeera during an altercation after the Golders Green ambulance attacks was a volunteer Metropolitan Police officer.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

“You were involved in a similar altercation on the night of January eighteenth, correct?”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone




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