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The argument eventually ends with fisticuffs because Cooper doesn’t seem sure how to exit out of the premise any other way.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Owens, 48, told NBC News Monday afternoon that the TMZ footage accurately depicted the fisticuffs, but didn't capture what led up to the fight.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2022
After several minute of antagonistic behavior, one of the men took him up on fisticuffs.
—John Benson, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
From local civic fisticuffs to mass school shootings, most of us have an internal voice that says stop.
—WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Owens, 48, told NBC News Monday afternoon that the TMZ footage accurately depicted the fisticuffs, but didn't capture what led up to the fight.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2022
After several minute of antagonistic behavior, one of the men took him up on fisticuffs.
—John Benson, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
From local civic fisticuffs to mass school shootings, most of us have an internal voice that says stop.
—WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
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“Fisticuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisticuffs. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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