confrontation
Example Sentences
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Andreessen Horowitz has invested heavily to build its own media empire, putting out podcasts to showcase its portfolio of tech investments and push a deeply pro-tech agenda without confrontation.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The fatal confrontation reportedly began with disturbances outside a conference at Sciences Po, the highly-regarded French political science institute.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
That approach lowers the stakes of confrontation but reinforces the idea that the primary goal is expression rather than persuasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Despite its potential danger, the snake typically avoids confrontation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
She hadn't told her mother what Lily had said because she must have believed that my father did “have something” for her father if he dared to come up to our house for a confrontation.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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