without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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He was located at an apartment and taken into custody without incident, Mesa police said.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
He was taken into custody without incident, according to police.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Prior to the attack, McDougall had been screened at a security checkpoint without incident, the TSA said.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Deputies also located Webb and took him into custody without incident and recovered the 9mm handgun used during the crime spree.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
He was taken into custody without incident, according to police.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Prior to the attack, McDougall had been screened at a security checkpoint without incident, the TSA said.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Deputies also located Webb and took him into custody without incident and recovered the 9mm handgun used during the crime spree.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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