confrontation
Example Sentences
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Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman later for direct talks amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries.
From BBC
Throughout decades of crisis and confrontation, the US and Russia have often kept channels of communication open between their armed forces.
From BBC
"I enjoy... the physical battle, the confrontation," said Macleod on Wednesday.
From Barron's
They say they now expect it to be an exchange of ideas with few concrete outcomes, and some say they are resigned to what they see as an inevitable military confrontation.
“We should cooperate across the strait to earn money from the world, rather than letting confrontation allow other foreign countries to ‘reap the spoils,’” said Hsiao.
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