collision course
Example Sentences
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"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
The two forces shaping stock markets are on a collision course.
From Barron's
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.
From Salon
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
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
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