collision course

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European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

"In other words, if two aircraft had been on a collision course, controllers would not have been able to give them instructions," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

England and Ireland would also be kept apart from each other until the semis, while the Springboks and All Blacks would be on a quarter-final collision course, ensuring one would fall before the last four.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Just as the parade reaches City Hall, another parade is on a slow-motion collision course with our own.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

LeMay’s view of the Cold War was driven by the assumption that the Soviet Union and the United States were on a collision course.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin