altercation
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The Grammy winner’s Ring camera caught the altercation when her private security intervened and tried to get Applegate to leave.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
A verbal altercation broke out in court between relatives and friends of Nowak and Digwa as he was sent down from the dock.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Ashouri, a U.S. citizen, spent her childhood frequenting businesses in Westwood, but she no longer feels comfortable there, fearing some sort of altercation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
As part of the investigation, the Met said officers are investigating a separate altercation at an address on Great Dover Street, Southwark, earlier on Wednesday, and were searching a property in south-east London.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
On the night of February 26, 2012, Martin had engaged in an altercation with Zimmerman, who was the neighborhood watch coordinator for the Sanford, Florida, gated community in which the confrontation took place.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing altercation
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 9, List 3
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