confrontation
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Sheinbaum has sought to avoid confrontation with Trump while also positing herself as a defender of Mexican sovereignty.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Only in the final act does Scott bring Washington and Crowe together and the confrontation we’ve waited for turns out to be two formidable men sitting across a table, sizing each other up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Iranian government advisers see the next stage of the confrontation going beyond conventional warfare to include external attempts to foster domestic unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Eight years earlier, in February 2018, just a few miles from where Powers and his friend initiated their confrontation, 31-year-old Dominic Jerome “D.J.”
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He still had a nervous fire running through him from his confrontation, but he couldn’t process it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Afterwards, Palestinian security camera video shared with the BBC showed confrontations between Israeli soldiers and border police and a large crowd of settlers.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A graduation photo ended Ipswich’s playoff run, sparking outrage, confrontations and a ‘CSI-level investigation.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Collina has brought in red cards for players who cover their mouths in confrontations, and those who leave the field in protest at a decision.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Sheinbaum said fences will be installed to prevent confrontations between police and protesters in the Zócalo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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