confrontation
Example Sentences
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The criminal damage case related to a confrontation between Linehan and Brooks in October 2024, outside the Battle of Ideas conference in London.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The streamer noted he didn’t touch the Vulins during the interview or attempt to fight back after the confrontation started to get physical.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The political, economic and military considerations that discourage a prolonged confrontation in the Persian Gulf are still applicable and other more supportive drivers are coming into view, they add.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
It could also force a confrontation by sending oil-laden tankers through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was a confrontation that I had not expected.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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