confrontation

Example Sentences

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Both sides, Kroenig said, will realize they have more to lose than gain from confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal

After deadly clashes last week, the US urged both sides to avoid a confrontation.

From BBC

In a victim impact statement, Dame Penny, who was MP for Portsmouth North from 2010 to 2024, said she had suffered "huge anxiety and distress" and was living in constant fear of a confrontation.

From BBC

A spokesperson for the Santa Ana Police Department said the only physical confrontation by protesters they were aware of that night was the tossing of orange cones at the federal officers.

From Los Angeles Times

This week's confrontation with X over Grok AI, on which Downing Street is claiming "vindication", might embolden the government to have another battle with the big technology companies.

From BBC