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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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The head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, Laura Kovesi, later said the collision could have been avoided if the money had been spent on modernising the signalling system in time.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The golf legend was involved in a two-car collision in Jupiter Island, Fla., according to the Martin County Sheriff’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The collision happened around 4:58 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Chapter 18 returns to the problem introduced in Chapter 3, the collision between European and Native American peoples.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond