brawl
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Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the tournament final, in a foul-heavy match that ended with a brawl on the pitch and the Argentine squad turning its back during the trophy ceremony.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The trade brawl could leave both countries with more bruises than a hockey fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
The brawl has been likened to two heavyweight boxers heading into the ring.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Instead I was left with a brawl of ancestors, a herd of dissenters, sometimes marching together but just as often marching away from each other.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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When the match resumed, brawls were still going on in the stands and Morocco’s Brahim Diaz failed to score with a weakly hit penalty kick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
After the teen told a female officer about the two coordinated brawls, he was transferred to solitary confinement, the suit alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
However, away from the bumps, blood and brawls, it was mum Angela - who died from cancer in 2012 aged 51 - who provided Drew with motivation.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025
She rolls with a posse that’s 30-strong, uses warthogs like DoorDash for her tick snacks between brawls, and has a cousin who catches birds with his butt cheeks.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
We put headphones on when Didu's belting out songs about red roads, barroom brawls, magnolia blossoms, and lonely cowboys.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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They’d given everyone a taste of their border feud last year with the NHL’s Four Nations tournament, where they’d brawled and battled before Canada finally settled it on the ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
This isn’t the first time Whole Foods’ parent company has brawled aggressively with organized labor.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
The speaker said his guests for the State of the Union would also include New York City police officers who brawled with migrants in Time Square.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
“So I brawled with the bear, and I ripped him open with my knife, with Colbert cowering in a corner. And when I slit his belly open, Elvis Costello came out dressed as Bob Cratchit.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
From the first day I could remember being alive, he and I had brawled.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Curran’s brawling with headquarters for more protection at that time was noted and appreciated by Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
The differences spilled into the spotlight over the weekend when lawmakers were caught brawling in parliament over proposed reforms.
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
Copyright Act, to reclaim the rights for his 1986 screenplay, “Roadhouse,” which spawned the original movie and this year’s reboot, in which Gyllenhaal portrays an ex-UFC fighter who struggles to leave his brawling days behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
He’s a fairly even-keeled, calm-sounding guy, which makes him a helpful spokesperson to an organization that has big bearded dudes going out fighting and brawling.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2023
“A fine example to set for your children . . . brawling in public .. . what Gilderoy Lockhart must’ve thought —” “He was pleased,” said Fred.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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