incident
Example Sentences
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She was shaken up by the incident, according to Isaacson, didn’t get the job at IBM and later worked for carmaker Chrysler in Detroit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
India's shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal called the incident "deeply unfortunate" and said the bodies of the three men would quickly be repatriated.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
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
“We regret that our proactive measures to prevent secondary harm from last year’s data leak incident, as well as our explanations based on clear facts, were not sufficiently reflected in the PIPC’s decision,” Coupang said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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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