confrontation
Example Sentences
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"We do not approach this challenge with needless confrontation but with the posture of measured and deliberate strength."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Cuba was at the center of a nuclear confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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 AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
He was describing the boardroom confrontation with the man who called him a warmonger.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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