without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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About an hour after the shooting, Lauren exited her home and was arrested without incident.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Djuric was arrested without incident and is being held on a $50,000 bond, records state.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
But for a few spots here and there, 99% of L.A. is going about their daily live without incident.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
After your bag passes through the X-ray diffraction machine without incident, it’s loaded into the cargo hold.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Djuric was arrested without incident and is being held on a $50,000 bond, records state.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
But for a few spots here and there, 99% of L.A. is going about their daily live without incident.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
After your bag passes through the X-ray diffraction machine without incident, it’s loaded into the cargo hold.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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