melee
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Henderson, who lived in downtown L.A., was waiting for a bus when the deadly melee began, according to his loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
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
In 1858, Rep. Galusha Grow of Pennsylvania knocked down Brooks’s friend Laurence Keitt of South Carolina, prompting a melee that drew in some 30 members of the House.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Because the punishments for fighting at the Olympics are so harsh, the brothers likely won’t be starting a melee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Shanti and Nicole had dodged left in the melee.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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