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Both stressed the importance of dialogue, with Xi invoking the concept of the Thucydides trap, a historical paradigm that holds that rising powers inevitably clash with established ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

None of this will erase the clash of interests at the core of the U.S.-China relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It became the largest naval clash in history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

India and China engaged in a deadly clash along their disputed border in 2020.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The only sound of life that Jon could hear was the faint clash of swords coming from the yard outside the armory.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Dan picked up his first flag at 10 years old, working his way up from grassroots football to the lines at more than 200 Premier League clashes and World Cup qualifiers.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mr. Mancall, a professor of history at the University of Southern California, also recounts the repeated clashes between the Spanish and indigenous populations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It also underscores how U.S. ties with China are fraying over detentions, trade clashes and geopolitical tensions even as Trump works to curry favor with Xi as a fellow superpower leader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

It is the most attention a California gubernatorial contest has drawn since 2010, when “Today” show host Matt Lauer and NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd moderated nationally televised clashes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Age of Revolutions was pressing ideas of freedom against the rights of property, and no one was sure where these great clashes would lead.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

The rebels also clashed with government troops in neighboring Afar, in the sharpest escalation of hostilities since the end of the devastating civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lawyers clashed over evidence filed by the prosecution, which they said was around 15,000 pieces but the defence put at more than 62,000 documents.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Ukrainian forces first clashed with them in November 2024, and the first live North Korean prisoners of war wouldn't be captured until January of the following year.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

For decades, loggers and environmentalists have clashed over the fate of its stately redwoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Lazlo’s forehead clashed against the window in his surprise.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Anthropic’s founders had left OpenAI in 2020 to found the AI startup in 2021 after clashing with executives at the ChatGPT maker over safety issues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

When Venus and Serena were leapfrogging each other early in their careers, often clashing in Grand Slam finals across continents and surfaces, Serena insisted their competition existed in a supportive environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Some rival studios have pushed their releases forward to avoid clashing with "GTA VI", creating an unusually dense calendar of new games.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Faced with the decision of whether to continue her final year, or postpone her exams and restart the year completely following her rehabilitation, Hunt powered on to avoid her final year clashing with the Olympics.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then both hands would charge faster and faster up and down the keyboard, armor clashing, bugles blowing, and by the end, I knew it didn’t matter whether Napoleon ever fought again or not.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz