clashes

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The Metropolitan Police is anticipating one of its busiest days in recent years, and has drafted more than 4,000 officers over fears of clashes if the rival protests coincide.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Mexican soldiers largely avoided clashes with powerful organized crime groups, which grew in geographical reach, power and economic penetration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"For the last hour, sporadic clashes have taken place between the Iranian armed forces and American vessels in the Strait of Hormuz," the Fars news agency said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Yet this picture clashes with what we observe in daily life, where objects occupy one definite place or state at a time.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Marina was ten in 1922 when the last armed clashes of the Russian Civil War took place.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein