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conflict

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




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Healey said demands on defence had increased since January due to the conflict in the Middle East and new UK commitments in the Arctic and Ukraine.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That creates a potential conflict of interest, particularly given that with many annuities, the representative selling them receives a substantial commission.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“The direction of travel is now more uncertain, and the next few days will be critical in determining whether diplomacy can reassert itself or whether the conflict moves into a more sustained escalation cycle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Or maybe the rousing stories of ordinary people rising up against injustice stir something within him, something so deep that it allows him to forget which side of that conflict he’s on.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

It is also about the deep scars that slavery left on America—old wounds that surface in racial conflict today.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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