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brawl

[brawl] / brɔl /




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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

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

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

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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