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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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Justin Derek Jennings, 41, of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison in connection to the incident on his birthday in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Sir Jeffrey raised the incident in the first part of the interview.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The incident occurred at one of the nation's busiest rail and subway transportation centers as the city prepares for two huge sporting spectacles in the coming week: basketball's NBA Finals and football's World Cup tournament.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

At least 26 fire personnel responded to the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Yelena Karakorskaya, the deputy engineer in special aircraft equipment for the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, experienced another incident.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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