confrontation
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The latest diplomatic confrontation came hours after loud explosions were heard on Wednesday night in Addis Ababa, close to the headquarters of the intelligence service.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A previous confrontation in 2017 between those militias and Iraqi Kurdish forces, known as the peshmerga, ended with the Kurds having to back down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The confrontation, known as the Drumcree dispute after the church attended by the marchers, became a major flashpoint during the late 1990s.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
We live in a golden age of idiocy and confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
I'd spent my life trying to avoid trouble, staying away from confrontation, but he was threatening my parents.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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"Renee's death was not an accident," lawyers for the family said, calling it the "predictable result" of policies that encouraged aggressive confrontations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It’s unclear whether similar confrontations would be resolved by the new Paramount board and, if so, what that would mean for the authority of the top executives at CBS News and CNN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
They have histories of border disputes and even military confrontations.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Former Mexican and American security officials note that while the February confrontations exposed how little control the government exerts over parts of Jalisco, the cartels understand the economics of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
There had been tearful confrontations in the laundry room, over the folded sheets.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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