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collision course

NOUN
path leading to conflict
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For instance, Morocco are on a collision course with France in a potential quarter-final.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Artificial-intelligence leader Anthropic is on a weird collision course this fall between IPO hopes and ballot-box fears.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

"To avoid this collision course the government needs to step up and deliver the properly funded education system our children and young people deserve."

From BBC May 9, 2026

But this initial venture highlighted the inevitable collision course between Steyer’s burgeoning activism and his firm’s investments.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

It was a delusion that would put me on a collision course with reality at the US Secret Classic meet the following July.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles



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