conflict
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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
The impact of the conflict on the global economy has been smaller than feared when it began in late February, largely because energy prices didn’t rise as sharply as many economists anticipated.
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 reduces the pressure on energy prices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
That conflict between belief and the reality of his life had firmly come home to Washington.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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But conflicts with the more traditional guard plagued his tenure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
An Air Force veteran, Graham often traveled abroad to understand conflicts firsthand, and he was especially influential with leaders in Europe and the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
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
My parents grew up amid these conflicts, and were sometimes forced from their homes and villages.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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"He actually looks physically contorted and conflicted," Dr Musgrove says.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The blowup at “60 Minutes” is an especially messy and conflicted expression perhaps of a necessary transition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
And just as the conflicted relationship among Athens and Sparta was a leitmotif of Greek life, so Maya society resounded for centuries with the echoes of the struggle between Mutal and Kaan.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The conflicting views have painted a murky picture of how AI will affect the job market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
During the last heatwave, social media was full of advice on how to make your fan work harder - but some of it was conflicting.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
There have been cryptic and conflicting messages on the project's location for months, with Tanzania and the Kenyan port of Mombasa also mooted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
There is a conflicting signal coming from one corner of the market, however.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I answered that it was strained, that it attributed nuances to the various conflicting commentaries that were not there, and that, therefore, it really was not a reconciliation at all.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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