similar incident

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandincident

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofsimilarandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cotton trade has been omitted from the list of essential trades, and anothersimilarincidentmay occur and may cause great apprehension.
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The point is that a preciselysimilarincidentmight happen to somebody else.
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A few weeks later, there was asimilarincidentaffecting another boat from my constituency.
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Unquestionably cases might arise in which asimilarincidentmight occur to the great detriment of the public interest.
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I was also very concerned at the reported police conduct in asimilarincidentsome weeks before.
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We must not allow asimilarincidentto happen again.
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Three months later there was asimilarincident.
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I fear that she may be far more gravely injured than in asimilarincidentoccurring to a fit young person in their twenties.
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Might it not be the case that the society could not obtain a photograph of asimilarincidentwhich occurred in this country?
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Since the hovercraft was invented only one othersimilarincidenthas occurred, making two in all in the whole history of the hovercraft.
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I am not aware of anysimilarincidentin the past.
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An almostsimilarincidenthappened to me not very long ago.
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Has there been asimilarincidentin which a band has lost its instruments?
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If that is so, could not asimilarincidenttake place elsewhere?
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Within a matter of weeks, there was asimilarincidentinvolving another firm of undertakers in my constituency.
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Is it not a fact that an almost exactlysimilarincidenthas happened again?
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Give the security forces the power now to prevent anothersimilarincidentthat could have been prevented before.
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The main thing that we must guard against is asimilarincidenthappening again.
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It may not be possible to prevent asimilarincident, but steps can be taken to minimise the risk.
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An inquiry may prevent asimilarincidentin the future.
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