confrontation
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Sentencing Williams, Recorder Angharad Price said she recognised he had "heightened fear and vigilance" following the earlier confrontation with poachers.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It is, admittedly, hard to reconcile the fact that something so unambiguously tasteless has provoked this confrontation.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The U.S. blockade will now put these vessels and countries at odds on whether to comply or face confrontation with the enforcing navy, Commerzbank Research analysts said in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
A U.S.-led blockade would introduce a second layer of control over the waterway, increasing the risk of direct confrontation.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
The word is defeated, but I just say—loud enough to be heard by Holly and Denise in the front too—“I’m bracing for a confrontation with Ted.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing confrontation
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