in conflict
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But that urge to stop working after turning 60 and your many unresolved anxieties about retirement are, to an extent, in conflict.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Built from heavy music of complexity and deep emotion, “Marrow Deep” is in part a document of the band in conflict and mourning for the man they’d spent two decades within a close creative brotherhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Since September 10, the IOM detected more than 20,000 crossings to Djibouti from Ethiopia, despite a surge in conflict in Yemen.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“They wanna bike, they wanna walk, people are driving 300 horsepower crossovers. We’re in conflict for the same space,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The fact was, he had already set himself in conflict with his father.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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