clash
Usage
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The noun clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law.
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Video does not show him striking either David or Anthony Vulin at any point in the clash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
But when David posted the scene several hours later, the editing gave viewers the impression of a major clash -- a violent confrontation in Israel's secular heart.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
It may or may not be a culture clash that pits your middle-class childhood against your husband’s privileged one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
But that’s when a series of bizarre and unlikely events flipped this clash between two title hopefuls upside down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The memory of what was and the sight of what is clash together in my mind like tangos in two different keys.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Later on Tuesday, sporadic clashes between protesters and police broke out but on a much smaller scale than in previous days.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Albania's capital Tirana saw clashes for a fifth straight day Saturday as protesters demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, who pledged to listen to their criticism.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
And the clashes have spread beyond Tirana - to include the main cities of Durrës, Shkodër, Lezhë and Vlora in the west, Gjirokastër in the south and Korçë in the east.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Eritrean soldiers have crossed into northern Ethiopia heading towards an area where clashes have been taking place between national army troops and regional forces, residents in the Tigrayan town of Adigrat have told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The whine of the alarms clashes sharply with the chill reggae music.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Fain had clashed with another UAW vice president, Rich Boyer, who unsuccessfully challenged Fain for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Raman also has clashed with Bass over loosening the rules imposed on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
The likes of Uber Eats and Grubhub have repeatedly clashed with city officials over tipping laws, minimum wages and data-sharing requirements.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Long before apartheid existed these tribal factions clashed and warred with one another.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
His answer to falling trust has been the Open Dialogue Project, which he launched in October 2025 to bring clashing views to campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The boardroom tussle has increasingly spilled into the public domain, with Tata Sons and Trusts clashing through legal notices and conflicting statements.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The clashing versions add another twist to protracted, and often contentious, talks between Washington and Seoul over last year’s trade pact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, in contemporary Austria, demands for remembrance are increasingly clashing with "the opposite tendency, namely to say: 'Now this really has to stop'," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
And then you could hear: whoops and yahoos out there, somewhere, clashing with the music.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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