without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Members of the Fort Worth SWAT team took Thompson into custody without incident in the back yard, according to the video.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
Rocket-builder United Launch Alliance hauled the booster back to a processing facility and replaced the valve without incident.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 May 2024
Officers found the suspect who made the call and they were taken into custody without incident, according to police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Officers arrived and took Gosselin into custody without incident.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
Rocket-builder United Launch Alliance hauled the booster back to a processing facility and replaced the valve without incident.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 24 May 2024
Officers found the suspect who made the call and they were taken into custody without incident, according to police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Officers arrived and took Gosselin into custody without incident.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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