confrontation
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When Leath was charged with the murders of her two husbands a decade later, the confrontation with Walker made news again, but amounted to a baffling and salacious sideshow, its significance unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
The patrol car pulls up and immediately it's a confrontation.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
They spare themselves the confrontation, but end up boiling in resentment anyway.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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