recent incident

collocation in English

meaningsofrecentandincident

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recent
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.sənt/us
/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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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 ofrecentandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Arecentincidentamply demonstrates this reality.
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There was arecentincidentwhen a judge came to the island and passed a judgment which the islanders thought hostile to them.
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Inquiries have failed to reveal anyrecentincidentof this kind.
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This is what happened in therecentincidentwhen the alarm was diagnosed as false within seconds.
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I cannot trace any suchrecentincident.
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There was also arecentincidenton the football field.
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Precautions have always been taken, but, because of therecentincident, they have been tightened up.
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Those fears may be unfounded, but they are genuinely felt, and therecentincidenthas triggered off even more concern.
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I regret that therecentincidenthas shown a failure in this all-important requirement.
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There was onerecentincidentin which extradition was sought but refused by the court.
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One can think, for instance, of arecentincidentin which a matter of this kind might have been of considerable importance.
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It appears they were also a problem in relation to the morerecentincident.
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The mostrecentincidenttook place behind the screen this afternoon, but we could not hear it because it was behind the screen.
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For three years there were no drug episodes; exceptionally, there was just onerecentincident.
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I should like to refer to one otherrecentincident.
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In the longer term, recommendations from the inquiries into therecentincidentwill be taken up, as appropriate.
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So this is not a new phenomenon, and the preliminary reports of therecentincidentreveal that there was no risk.
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The prison authorities aye incessantly on the watch for attempts at escape, and therecentincidentdoes not create any ground for apprehension.
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That relates to a very small number of soldiers, and we know that onerecentincidenthad unfortunate results.
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I shall consider, after the inquiry into therecentincidenthas been completed, whether the directive should require further revision.
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