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scuffle

[skuhf-uhl] / ˈskʌf əl /




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But she told the jury "that is absolutely not what happened", and denied that it was "a scuffle".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

After the pair manages to make it out of another scuffle, Ruthye asks Kara about her family, to which Kara replies that she has none except for her cousin.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Bonner, Thomas, Hines-Allen and Fever guard Sophie Cunningham were also assessed technical fouls for their actions during the scuffle.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

To celebrate the occasion, Childress presented Busch with a gift commemorating their infamous scuffle: a Rolex.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

There was a scuffle on the steps outside and the back door opened.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Busch was known throughout his career as a competitor who gave no quarter—talking trash, getting into scuffles, and even crashing cars—in pursuit of victory.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Swatch also closed stores in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and London over safety concerns, with social media video showing big queues and scuffles in other stores internationally.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2026

On Tuesday, the fourth consecutive day of the campus protests, videos verified by AFP showed two groups facing off in a large hall at a Tehran university before scuffles broke out.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

We used to beat each other up as children, but now that we’re older—and he’s a foot taller than me—I try to avoid scuffles.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

Then, the Dodgers got to work on their primary task: Trying to sync up an offense that had looked lost the last two games, and has scuffled through much of October.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

The two players scuffled briefly, with Smith-Schuster losing his helmet and ending up back on the ground, as other players and coaches tried to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

A fan wearing a Pelicans jersey began throwing things at Miami players as Alvarado and Bryant scuffled and was ejected by security.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

Mr. Keith was already in his 30s, having scuffled for years to make it in the music business, when he signed his first record deal in 1993.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2024

I scuffled through the jars and envelopes and came up with it, an unprepossessing dried brown scrap.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

All were large, stable companies in 1972, which is why they were embraced by brokers and fund managers when the rest of the market was scuffling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

They were later seen scuffling with government supporters.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

Several key pieces were either hurt or scuffling in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

So, yes, the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks appear to be scuffling at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2024

In a sudden scuffling, a man’s voice was raised angrily, “Take your hand out of my pocket!”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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