incident
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"We're really pleased this incident ended safely and it was great to meet everybody at the lifeboat station because we don't often get the chance to chat to the people we rescue."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Now, Test captain Ben Stokes and pace bowler Gus Atkinson spent the early hours of Monday morning involved in an incident with a Saracens academy player in a London nightclub.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The city issued a statement on Monday, apologizing for the incident and assuring the public that the inclusion of the images was not intentional.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the incident "horrific" and "sickening" in a post on X.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The whole incident took less than two minutes, but it was the longest, most stressful two minutes of my life.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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