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conflict

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




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Other times they conflict, such as the word "red" printed in blue ink.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"Co-operation serves the interest of both our states and nations, while conflict serves Moscow's interests", he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He stuck to his guns last September when Wall Street was going the other way and urged investors to stay the course in March as the Iran conflict was in its early days.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil futures ended the session lower with the market keeping alive hopes for a deal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In the late 1940s, a new kind of conflict cast a chill over Europe and, eventually, the entire world: the Cold War.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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