collision course

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A reliance on Kurdish fighters could also put the United States and Israel on a collision course with Pahlavi.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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

Near the end of the day I was walking down a dimly lit hallway, with Danny following, when I spotted a boy coming directly toward me on a collision course.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals