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conflict

[kuhn-flikt, kon-flikt] / kənˈflɪkt, ˈkɒn flɪkt /




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The percentage of all new cars sold that are hybrids climbed to 17.4% in May from less than 14% before the U.S. conflict with Iran erupted and gas prices soared.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

When Howl loses himself to a beastly form after attacking opposing forces in the war into which he’s drawn, it’s an allegory about how armed conflict robs us of our humanity.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

There was a "chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the strait and move towards a more normalized position in this conflict," he told CNBC.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Its oil-trading unit delivered bumper profits again after conflict in the Middle East continued to drive turbulence in energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The result is a structural conflict in the nature of science, a conflict whose origins are historical.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Jackson Walker also agreed to implement certain changes to its conflicts screening and disclosure practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He mentioned the pandemic, military conflicts, energy disruptions, tariffs and the surge in investment related to artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

"History has had its conflicts, but we should not carry those burdens forever. We should enjoy life".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith previews the visit and explains the late senator's remarkable influence on the two conflicts.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“Patients in traditional forms of psychotherapy while away their fifty minutes reliving childhood conflicts and learning to blame their unhappiness on how their parents treated them,” Pinker wrote.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Part of their unofficial relationship homework involves field missions that spark heated conversations about masculine insecurity and Diarra’s conflicted desires about motherhood.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

I’m conflicted — do I exclude her from my will?

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

"He actually looks physically contorted and conflicted," Dr Musgrove says.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

And as dramatists, they’re uniquely positioned to appreciate the conflicted loyalties and communal tensions of American life in dramatic rather than dogmatic terms.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

He agonized about leaving our office, although he was less conflicted about leaving Alabama.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

While the information out there can be conflicting and confusing, I’ll dig up answers and advice you can trust through rigorous research and reporting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

There have been conflicting signals from both sides, with the Iranian foreign ministry denying US President Donald Trump's assertion that talks were under way.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

At times, the judge overseeing the dispute has seemed at a loss amid sharply conflicting narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Loneliness in single older people is real, and conflicting reports about which gender is more susceptible tell me nothing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

This is what I tell myself to explain the conflicting emotions that arise when I think of Peeta.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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