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clash

[klash] / klæʃ /






Usage

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The noun clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law.


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And the team, which has a 1-2 record, needs answers quickly heading into this weekend’s divisional clash against the undefeated Buffalo Bills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dave Leyshon runs DTL Travel, an online travel business based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and is selling tickets for the heavyweight clash costing between £450 and £12,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the second week of the college football season, in a clash of titans, the University of Texas scored 21 unanswered points to surge past Ohio State in the fourth quarter and win, 24-23.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

It became the largest naval clash in history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

‘Nike,’ Hazel said, stepping forward slowly, ‘you’re confused, like all the gods. The Greeks and Romans are on the verge of war. It’s causing your two aspects to clash.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Mario Carneiro, a younger man who sometimes clashes with Mr. de Moura, possesses an unquenchable passion for formalizing proofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The cites worst affected Wednesday included Paris, Bordeaux in the southwest and Lyon in the southeast, and the northern city of Lille where police again used tear gas in clashes, AFP correspondents said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The loss came as such clashes are increasing, with climate change and urban sprawl bringing people closer to bears, mountain lions and other animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

That idea clashes with the classical expectation that each particle should possess its own separate physical reality, a feature of quantum mechanics that famously troubled Albert Einstein.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

But his photo clashes with that theory: he’s smiling and he has welcoming eyes.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The likes of Uber Eats and Grubhub have repeatedly clashed with city officials over tipping laws, minimum wages and data-sharing requirements.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lawyers clashed over evidence filed by the prosecution, which they said was around 15,000 pieces but the defence put at more than 62,000 documents.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Ukrainian forces first clashed with them in November 2024, and the first live North Korean prisoners of war wouldn't be captured until January of the following year.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

She also clashed with John DiIulio, an academic who briefly headed the White House’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Battles clashed on both sides of them; Thomas refused to look, refused to help.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Pietersen is not shy of speaking his mind, or clashing with authority.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

However, in contemporary Austria, demands for remembrance are increasingly clashing with "the opposite tendency, namely to say: 'Now this really has to stop'," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The private island, Indian Creek, represents one of South Florida’s major battlefields where the region’s newly minted billionaires are clashing with those of more modest affluence who trace their Miami roots back generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Along with Google’s deep pockets came fiduciary duties to shareholders and clashing organizational interests.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Jefferson’s mind consistently saw the world in terms of clashing dichotomies: Whigs versus Tories; moderns versus ancients; America versus Europe; rural conditions versus urban; whites versus blacks.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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