fisticuffs
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In cellars and basements across the city, African-Americans hosted parties where white and black New Yorkers regularly shared the dance floor, imbibed together and sometimes got into fisticuffs that prompted the intervention of neighborhood watchmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
We wander back wet, down to Castillo Square, down to the ghosts of Bar Milano, a stand-in for Bar Torino, and Café Suizo, where the fiesta unravels in insults, a love polygon and fisticuffs.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The two men constantly circle each other, two clicks away from West Side Story–style fisticuffs.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025
Ms. Stelson, who is running as a centrist, prevailed in a six-candidate primary that was largely upbeat and free of intraparty fisticuffs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
A still, small voice reminded me to return good for evil, reminded me that my plans for the future do not include fisticuffs or expulsion.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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