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[brawl] / brɔl /




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Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

The brawl has been likened to two heavyweight boxers heading into the ring.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Though the actor has not publicly addressed the brawl, in the days before the incident, he posted several videos detailing his struggles with jet lag.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

It is about attention, and eyeballs, and the calculation is that an extended pillow fight between two near-quintagenarians is an easier way to lure them than, say, a legitimately compelling brawl between two lesser-knowns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Instead I was left with a brawl of ancestors, a herd of dissenters, sometimes marching together but just as often marching away from each other.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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