incident

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The number of accounts affected by the incident represents more than half of South Korea's population of around 50 million people.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“We regret that our proactive measures to prevent secondary harm from last year’s data leak incident, as well as our explanations based on clear facts, were not sufficiently reflected in the PIPC’s decision,” Coupang said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Following the latest incident, the Indian government summoned the deputy head of the US mission in Delhi, officials told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Neither its inquiry into our place in the universe nor its many references, in the background, to a North Korean incident that has kicked off World War III generates much dramatic voltage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Unless it’s an emergency, you can’t come here. One more incident like the last one, and I’m out of here. Is that what you want? To get me fired?”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall