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fracas

[frey-kuhs, frak-uhs, frak-ah] / ˈfreɪ kəs, ˈfræk əs, ˈfræk ɑ /


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Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

When the fracas became public, Gabbard decided to litigate it on X and go personal on the whistleblower, inadvertently telegraphing her weak position.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2026

The fracas is far from over, as Greenland and other geopolitical risks remain elevated.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Both rappers’ children were also pulled into the fracas.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

So I never heard a thing—no frantic thumping, no terrified shouting, no fracas at all.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Basch argued that the argument over fluoridation today often fixates on communal water sources, and has similarities with other public health fracases.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2022

During his three seasons with Jacksonville, Ramsey was involved in fracases with Cincinnati’s A.J.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2020

However it is worth noting that America’s police officers seem to find themselves embroiled in fabricated fast-food fracases with alarming regularity.

From The Guardian Jun. 27, 2020

Villasenor offered a hypothetical that may sound familiar to those who recall recent fracases at California State University at Los Angeles, Middlebury College , Claremont McKenna College and other institutions:

From Washington Post Sep. 18, 2017

Mauser was a good junior officer and they'd been through half a dozen fracases together over the years, not always on the same side.

From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack




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