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Recent Examples of catfight
Political consultant/producer Andy Cohen has glamorized the catfight — a step down from Clare Boothe Luce’s The Women.
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Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024
While there are catfights aplenty, most come off as perfunctory and declawed.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
All the subsequent [catfights] that have been forced upon people were not motivated.
—EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Surprisingly, even though emotions are running high, the show is remarkably devoid of the catfights among contestants that are a usual hallmark of the franchise.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
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The tussle on the Milwaukee-to-Dallas-Fort Worth flight is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Mexico City may have been celebrating the Day of The Dead on Sunday, but the title tussle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris is alive and kicking.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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However, as became evident about 30 minutes into the debate, that hot topic led to the one squabble of the night between 40-year-old Vance and CBS’ O’Donnell and Brennan, as the candidates’ microphones had been silenced.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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Following the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, family squabbles were increasingly common as parents wouldn’t let others come and visit their babies without being fully vaccinated.Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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There was another dustup later when defensive end Micheal Clemons, frequently involved in practice dustups over his three years in the NFL, held onto running back Mike Boone for a few extra seconds.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Harris supporters have criticized media coverage of the dustup as out of proportion, especially in light of the fact that Trump routinely uses similarly derogatory language.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The refrain, a nod to Cali street skirmishes, is simple, yet emphatic — an easily repeatable hook that could send the track to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.Peter A. Berry, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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As evident in the 60th Mechanized Brigade’s video of the recent skirmish, a Javelin angles up then dives down on its target in order to strike where combat vehicles’ armor is thinnest: on top.David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The complaint says police reviewed security footage of the altercation, which correlated with the girlfriend's telling of the incident, That occurred about a month before Graves is alleged to have shot and killed Quincy Smith.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lucy and Future Quinn get into a physical altercation, which ultimately ends with the killer's death.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The early attack foreshadowed years of quarrels between the two, one a political novice and the other a veteran machine politician.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Daemon has sent no ravens since his arrival; no ravens means a quarrel with the wife.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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After sidestepping any possibility of Jones triggering a $23 million injury guarantee by benching the starter, the Giants are giving DeVito another audition in the nation’s biggest media market—which includes a Thanksgiving clash with the Dallas Cowboys.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Western leaders including Biden have said that avoiding a direct clash between Russia and NATO is a top priority given the danger of nuclear war.David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Jackson explained that any in-flight tiffs should be handled by flight attendants as they’re trained to confront passengers about this.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Americans are going into debt in order to visit Disneyworld; a guy is suing on behalf of his nut-allergic wife who died after eating at a restaurant there; there’s a tiff with Ron DeSantis over Disney’s criticism of a state law that restricted the teaching of sexuality in schools.Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catfight. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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