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scuffle

[skuhf-uhl] / ˈskʌf əl /




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But in mid-July, Jackie was found weak, disheveled and unable to fly on the north shore of the lake following a scuffle with two younger eagles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

After the pair manages to make it out of another scuffle, Ruthye asks Kara about her family, to which Kara replies that she has none except for her cousin.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

To celebrate the occasion, Childress presented Busch with a gift commemorating their infamous scuffle: a Rolex.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Initial reports said visitors, mostly young people, were crammed against a single entrance and a scuffle broke out between those trying to leave and enter the site.

From Barron's Apr. 12, 2026

I toss carrot bits into the cage, and a shaving-flying scuffle breaks out, finally settling into happy chortling and chewing sounds.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

At least 17 people have been arrested during scuffles with federal agents over the past three nights, according to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Remember its carefully telegraphed missile strikes after previous scuffles, easily shot down by the U.S. and its allies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

There were some scuffles, apparently between protesters and counter-demonstrators but police had no details on further arrests.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

"He is not really involved in any scuffles anymore and that is down to maturity."

From BBC Oct. 8, 2025

All is quiet except for the thumps and scuffles of their footsteps, and Mark finds that his excitement over who might be in the boat overcomes the growing stench as they descend.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Bass and Newsom have sometimes scuffled over state aid for the city, like during last year’s budget season when Newsom said he would not use state money to rescue Los Angeles from its billion-dollar shortfall.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

He was surprisingly adept in his rookie year as a head coach at any level, but he scuffled in the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2025

As the ultra-Orthodox scuffled with police at the protest, other Israelis berated them, chanting “Shame! Shame!”

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2024

Mr. Keith was already in his 30s, having scuffled for years to make it in the music business, when he signed his first record deal in 1993.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2024

On June 15, boys scuffled in Washington Park, the large leafy park closest to both Packingtown and the Black Belt.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

One that owns the S&P 500 without the Magnificent Seven is beating those scuffling behemoths by 15 percentage points this year, but that would have gotten you nowhere in 2023 and 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

All were large, stable companies in 1972, which is why they were embraced by brokers and fund managers when the rest of the market was scuffling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

They were later seen scuffling with government supporters.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

Hernández’s midseason drop-off is perhaps the easiest to explain of any recently scuffling Dodgers hitter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2025

The next morning, I awoke as usual to a scuffling in the wall next to my bed.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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