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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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Det Ch Supt Zara Brown said officers "responded quickly" to the unfolding incident.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

LaMontagne returned to the stage the following night, performing at the Louisville Palace in Kentucky, where he made no mention of the incident.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the incident at 3:24 p.m. and transported three people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The Hugging Face incident, which occurred between July 9 and July 13, continues to be analyzed in increasing depth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

And he’d had plenty of time to spend with Thor, because Janie had barely spoken to him since the pajama-top incident.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The device has been used to resolve 120 choking incidents successfully in schools, the company said, and overall, it has reports of more than 6,500 lives saved with its device.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

"These incidents caused significant damage and casualties among the police and other security forces. However, the situation has improved now," the 38-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

He published a list in his October 2015 article “Death and Distress at Sunset Cliffs - 2005 to 2015,” which he described as “incomplete” because of unreported incidents.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

However the generally negative narrative around VAR and the tribal nature of football mean its involvement in key incidents attracts widespread attention.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

“It also means there can be no more incidents like the one this morning. Do you understand, young lady?”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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