tensions

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Tensions emerged in July 2025, when the then-prime minister sharply attacked Faye, alleging a "problem of authority" in the country.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Tensions between Sonko and Faye have been on display for months.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Tensions were also high at a news conference with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Tensions peaked recently at Baltimore’s ornate City Hall, where members of the all-Democratic City Council considered a proposal—which would require voter approval—to explicitly grant the inspector general access to records.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Tensions between slaveholders and abolitionists kept growing, and by mid-January 1861, five slaveholding states—South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia—had seceded from the United States.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling