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fracas

[frey-kuhs, frak-uhs, frak-ah] / ˈfreɪ kəs, ˈfræk əs, ˈfræk ɑ /


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Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

When the fracas became public, Gabbard decided to litigate it on X and go personal on the whistleblower, inadvertently telegraphing her weak position.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2026

On the night of the attempted insurrection, the BBC spoke to an elderly man who was watching the fracas from afar.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

The fracas is far from over, as Greenland and other geopolitical risks remain elevated.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

His hat had tumbled off in the fracas, and now he just looked like a little kid.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

Basch argued that the argument over fluoridation today often fixates on communal water sources, and has similarities with other public health fracases.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2022

In just two of these alleged fracases in this century has the ocean-crossing party gone back across the ocean with the trophy.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2021

During his three seasons with Jacksonville, Ramsey was involved in fracases with Cincinnati’s A.J.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2020

However it is worth noting that America’s police officers seem to find themselves embroiled in fabricated fast-food fracases with alarming regularity.

From The Guardian Jun. 27, 2020

There have been continual fracases between the peasants and the military," he said, "over the attempts of the latter to arrest the priests.

From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.




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