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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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"There are literally two options left," Incident Commander Craig Covey said.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

One segment of the doc pulls from a somber video from the LAPD’s Hollenbeck division that describes Dead City’s Boyle Heights show in a “Critical Incident Community Briefing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Head of Flood and Incident Risk Management at Natural Resources Wales, Jeremy Parr, said that the river's levels had reached 18 times their normal capacity, the equivalent weight of 371 cars.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The school said it is working closely with external agencies, including a Cyber Incident Response Team from the Department for Education, as well as IT experts from the trust.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Not like it had been the day the social worker told him his mother was in a hospital, or the day of the Incident.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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