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collision course

NOUN
path leading to conflict
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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

That ruling likely sets the San Francisco case on a collision course with other lawsuits seeking to curb ICE’s incursions into spaces previously considered off-limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

England head coach Thomas Tuchel's World Cup strategy has put lifelong friends Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers on a collision course going into next summer's showpiece.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 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