scuffle
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Footage of Cunningham coolly staring down and pointing mockingly at one such foe for 22 unflinching seconds following a scuffle last month went viral, launching countless memes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 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
Bonner, Thomas, Hines-Allen and Fever guard Sophie Cunningham were also assessed technical fouls for their actions during the scuffle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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
What happened next was too fast and too short to be called a scuffle.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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But the gatherings have led to few incidents so far aside from a few scuffles shared on social media.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Swatch also closed stores in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and London over safety concerns, with social media video showing big queues and scuffles in other stores internationally.
From BBC ● May 19, 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
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
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
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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
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
The Nuggets trailed for about three-fourths of the minutes in this series, they scuffled through extended shooting slumps and they’re a banged-up bunch that can definitely use the rest.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 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
Holly, bearing it as well as he could, growled and scuffled, and Silver cast about for something to occupy his attention.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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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
Much of their lineup was either on the injured list or scuffling in the wake of previous, nagging injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
No more scuffling with older girls, no more arguments with guards.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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