disturbance
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The court had heard the disturbance began after police approached the two brothers following an earlier incident at a coffee shop.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Around 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to a call that a man was causing a disturbance at a home in Rancho Mission Viejo where his ex-girlfriend was.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Miles Hoffman, a music commentator for NPR, has described syncopation as “a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The man who made the disturbance call and his girlfriend were also unharmed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Fancy that ring of mine causing such a disturbance!
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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