confrontation
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In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Collina also explained the new rule for players who cover their mouth with a hand, arm or shirt in confrontation with an opponent.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
"Cracks within the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and open Iran-UAE confrontation have altered the geopolitics," he added.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The confrontation came hours after Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa appealed to his supporters to block his arrest, which he said was imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Racial confrontation was big news, the kind of news that made headlines in the Chicago Defender and would be read by the thousands of black subscribers in Chicago and around the nation.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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