conflict

As in Colombia, in Brazil most of the cases the group documented were primarily driven by conflict over land, Global Witness's researchers found.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused the rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the conflict roiling the region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Oil had surged in recent sessions as the Middle East conflict disrupted supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The conflict between these characters is greater than the morality tale engulfing them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The new history of science, beginning with Kuhn, tried to ground these new ways of thinking in intellectual communities: the success of new ideas depended upon conflict and competition within and between communities of thinkers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Beyond consumers’ borrowing costs, their energy prices are rising, led by record-breaking prices on diesel fuel, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine continue.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

And while the commission has a policy seeking to prevent conflicts of interest, there are no penalties for violating it.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Since the Cold War, the U.S. and its rivals have largely pursued expensive, exquisite weapons systems, which proved effective in limited conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some have fled conflicts or economic hardship at home, while others have moved to Kenya in search of better opportunities.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“Patients in traditional forms of psychotherapy while away their fifty minutes reliving childhood conflicts and learning to blame their unhappiness on how their parents treated them,” Pinker wrote.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Taken to the extreme, conflicted sell-side research fed into the dot-com bubble.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

"I am deeply conflicted, truly torn. I am free, yet in reality, I am not," the pastor told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Hurst needed surgery after severely tearing his bicep, and the recovery time would push production into 2027, which reportedly conflicted with filming schedules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Investors’ focus on tech earnings stems from their conflicted feelings about AI investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Each story generated more publicity, and Regina, while conflicted about her son’s prospects, tried to help Bobby by capitalizing on the attention.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“Americans are hearing conflicting messages about vaccines right now, and it’s understandable that people are asking whom they should trust,” Dr. Bruce Gellin of the Vaccine Integrity Project told NPR.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

A payable-on-death or beneficiary designation trumps a conflicting provision in the will.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

He said Stacy was dealing with complex and conflicting circumstances - the fear that someone who "should" have been protecting her was dangerous, as well as "fear from outsiders looking in".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Amid conflicting signals on inflation, economic growth and employment, there’s a case either way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“My heart is filled with deep and conflicting emotions today,” the seventy-eight-year-old rabbi said.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride