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altercation

ol ter kay shuhn

  • n  noisy quarrel

  • The verbal altercation took place Saturday at France's annual farmers' congress, where the president was rebuffed during a round of glad-handing by an older man, who said, "Don .
  • Witnesses describe an altercation after Cook resisted Faulkner.
  • A local coroner says sickle cell trait, not an altercation with boot camp guards, killed Anderson.
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  • David Stern in New York Times
    Last night's altercation with the Knicks escalated further than it should have,Anthony said in a statement. "I take full responsibility for my actions in the matter. In the heat of the moment, I let my emotions get the best of me. I...
  • Carmelo Anthony in Forbes
    Last night's altercation with the Knicks escalated further than it should have. I take full responsibility for my actions in the matter,Anthony said in a statement.
  • Stephen Hadley in Reuters
    This was a very provocative act by the Iranians and could have and came very close to resulting in an altercation between our forces and their forces,Stephen Hadley, President George W. Bush's national security adviser, said en route to...

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