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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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Since that incident, Comstock said, she takes her daughters only to places like the Huntington or Descanso Gardens that require membership to be admitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

After the incident Rachel was taken to hospital and was sedated.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Sherpa's family has filed a police report accusing HTA of negligence, and Nepal's tourism department is investigating the incident.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Neither its inquiry into our place in the universe nor its many references, in the background, to a North Korean incident that has kicked off World War III generates much dramatic voltage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I swear I can still smell the fertilizer in that place even though that incident was two months ago.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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