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conflict

[kuhn-flikt, kon-flikt] / kənˈflɪkt, ˈkɒn flɪkt /




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The conflict, which lasted for 74 days between April to June 1982, led to the deaths of 649 Argentine and 255 British servicemen.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Rising electricity demand, the energy transition and efforts to diversify fuel sources following the Iran conflict are expected to drive spending across the sector, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Co-author Kartik Shanker, Professor at CES, says the behavioral effects of lethal human activity could have implications for managing conflict between people and wildlife.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Fed officials might be willing to wait, however, to see if the Mideast conflict dies down and reduce the pressure in energy prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The principal reason that Bruno, who was born in 1548, came into conflict with the Church was because he was a follower of a movement known as Hermetism.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

But conflicts with the more traditional guard plagued his tenure.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

Scheduling conflicts when the Dodgers played the Nationals in Washington on April 3-5 pushed back the trip.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

A survey by the charity found 73% of youth workers said they informally mentor children at risk, while 65% said they de-escalate conflicts and 55% said they tackle dangerous misinformation.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

These agencies handle allegations of judicial misconduct, including bias, conflicts of interest, unethical conduct, abuse of authority, and other violations of the state’s code of judicial ethics.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“And I’m going to have a talk with the organizers about conflicts of interest. If your parents donated the new computer science wing?”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Lando Norris is conflicted - up to a point, anyway.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

And as dramatists, they’re uniquely positioned to appreciate the conflicted loyalties and communal tensions of American life in dramatic rather than dogmatic terms.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Turning Robin Hood into a conflicted antihero suggests society has been infiltrated by cynicism about anyone being able to save us.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

However, she said many of the female characters she encountered in literature left her feeling conflicted about her own identity.

From BBC May 29, 2026

In the years ahead, there would be critical moments in which his pursuit of image conflicted with his horse’s interests.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

They point to the company’s struggle to balance the conflicting demands of common shareholders, preferred stockholders and the broader bitcoin community.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The conflicting views have painted a murky picture of how AI will affect the job market.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Americans celebrated 250 years of independence Saturday with conflicting emotions as pride, hope and patriotism battled with uncertainty and unease over the country's direction.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

With conflicting rumors of a livestream and phone bans, it's unclear if fans will get a glimpse into the wedding - either before, during, or after.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The finest astronomers and astrologers—Thomas Digges in England, Francesco Maurolico in Italy, Tadeàš Hàjek in Prague—racked their brains in an attempt to work out what this might portend and hastened to publish their conflicting conclusions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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