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
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
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