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conflicting

[kuhn-flik-ting] / kənˈflɪk tɪŋ /


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The misconduct panel heard evidence of "confused and conflicting guidelines" over whether Met officers could use their phones for work.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The most extensive assessment of evidence is reserved for Level 7 decisions, involving high stakes and unclear or conflicting evidence.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

His absence dominates the Christmas dinner scene in “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” as conflicting views are expressed by the guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Counting the number of rogue vessels that may have skirted the blockade is difficult, due to the conflicting definitions and other factors.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Conceivably two expanding civilizations with different planetary requirements would ignore each other, their filigree patterns of expansion intertwining, but not conflicting.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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