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The Dodgers’ offense continued to scuffle but did just enough to bounce back from a three-game sweep in Atlanta — the 14th time this month they played a game decided by a single run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

A scuffle in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week threatened the June peace deal, but oil traders are betting the Strait will remain open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

The 31-year-old was tackled and detained in a chaotic scuffle with security guards.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

It’d taken Ekon a moment to understand what he was seeing, a scuffle in the red dirt.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

There was no repeat of the scuffles which have punctuated parts of the build-up, with Benn remaining stone-faced before the pair were separated.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Busch was known throughout his career as a competitor who gave no quarter—talking trash, getting into scuffles, and even crashing cars—in pursuit of victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

There have also been reports of scuffles in Amsterdam and Milan as well as in cities in Asia and the Middle East.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Where before this had been the moment for scuffles and cursing, tonight the huge dormitory buzzed with “Sorry!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Moments before the Chargers and Dallas Cowboys squared off at SoFi in 2023, the teams scuffled at midfield after several Cowboys ran through the Chargers’ defensive backs as they were conducting pregame drills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

The influence of Harbaugh was epitomized late in the game when the two teams briefly scuffled behind the end zone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

According to video released by an activist group behind the demonstrations, police, including mounted officers, scuffled with the protesters Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

Ridgeway and his opponent scuffled in the dirt, grunting and hollering.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

Without many trustworthy options in a recently scuffling bullpen, however, manager Dave Roberts had few cards to play from his deck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

Holly struggled free of Bigwig and crouched on his haunches, scuffling his front paws and growling, as rabbits will when angry.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams