confrontation
Example Sentences
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It is, admittedly, hard to reconcile the fact that something so unambiguously tasteless has provoked this confrontation.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Mette Frederiksen’s party suffered its worst election in over a century, despite her defense of Greenland and confrontation with Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
A U.S.-led blockade would introduce a second layer of control over the waterway, increasing the risk of direct confrontation.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Earlier, she told Xi that the Taiwan Strait would "no longer be a focal point of potential conflict" and "both sides should transcend political confrontation".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
His dinner—and thus, he suspected, his confrontation with the star—could wait.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing confrontation
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