mayhem
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For the Amicus bonus episode, Dahlia unpacks the election mayhem happening in Missouri with Madiba K. Dennie, deputy editor and senior contributor at Balls and Strikes.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Where, literally, would Angelenos be without the flying eyes that guide us to our destinations through our traffic mangles and bring us close to mayhem, riot and fire?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Residents living close to the scene of a fatal multi-car crash near Edinburgh Airport have described scenes of "mayhem" in the aftermath of the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
As does an intergenerational, odd-couple buddy tale with rings, lamps and mayhem played out across inner space, aka the American Midwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In fact, they welcomed the mayhem that emanated from the talking box as if it were a plague of locusts at harvest time.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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