incident
/ˈɪnsɪdənt/ noun B1- An event or occurrence. · She could not recall the time of the incident.· It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
- An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
Plural incidents
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And yet, as I strolled round it and tried to steep my soul in its gentle balm, a strange incident occurred, which brought me back to the tragedy and left a sinister impression in my mind.
Well, well, you need not be downcast; for between ourselves I don’t think that either Inspector Mac or the excellent local practitioner has grasped the overwhelming importance of this incident.
If there had been nothing else, this incident alone would have suggested a prearranged conspiracy to my mind.”
The murder of Stangerson was an incident which was entirely unexpected, but which could hardly in any case have been prevented.
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