altercation
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Two flight attendants needed medical assistance after an alleged altercation that unfolded mid-flight and one was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
They have been in custody since 23 January, when they were arrested in a separate case involving an alleged altercation outside the Islamabad High Court.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Auvaa, 21, was involved in a nightclub altercation with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson in June.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Mark Sanchez has reached an agreement in principle to end the civil case against him filed by a truck driver who got into a physical altercation with the former USC and NFL quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The third, fourth, and fifth minute of the seventeenth hour were the altercation minutes.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
Members of the Argentina team and backroom staff were involved in altercations with Spain players who had begun to celebrate their World Cup success.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some arguments and other altercations broke out in the stands as well as outside the stadium, according to footage posted on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
As a result, the public has been kept from one of the chief ways it has to hold officers involved in such altercations accountable: their identity.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025
I was the boy with the altercations and the big file.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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