without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Carmona was taken into custody without incident.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Police arrested Rizzitello without incident in July 2024 after a district employee notified them of her relationship with a student, according to the Coast Star.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Francisco Lindor’s hamate surgery was without incident.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
After some jockeying to put signs in each other’s faces and outshout each other, both groups moved inside without incident.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Police arrested Rizzitello without incident in July 2024 after a district employee notified them of her relationship with a student, according to the Coast Star.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Francisco Lindor’s hamate surgery was without incident.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
After some jockeying to put signs in each other’s faces and outshout each other, both groups moved inside without incident.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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