melee
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From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The contrast was so stark that some PreCheck passengers peeled off from the melee to sign up for a Clear Plus membership on the spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
I read “Ayton slams home a lot of happiness,” which was a good counter to “Four players involved in Monday’s melee draw suspensions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Police failed to bring the situation under control for hours — a melee former Chancellor Gene Block called a “dark chapter” in the university’s history.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
Finally the Dutch national crew dove into the melee, separating boys, pulling them back to their tables, smoothing out their feelings in crisp, perfect, diplomatic English.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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