incident

Example Sentences

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They argued that people had the legal right to own handguns, that shooting was a legitimate sport no different from any other, that shooting incidents were rare and almost all gun owners were responsible.

From BBC

AFP has neither been able to access the site in order to verify the incident, nor to obtain independent confirmation of a toll.

From Barron's

The government said there had been "a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception", without directly mentioning the airport.

From Barron's

Fire Department incident report said firefighters were able to knock down the fire in 73 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

In February, 40 people worked across two days to rescue a cockapoo, that was also called Luna, after a similar Dorset incident.

From BBC