conflict
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The eurozone’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed in March compared with the prior month, likely reflecting an increase in the cost of imported energy as the conflict in the Middle East disrupted supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The data came as Takaichi plans to draft a supplementary budget in a bid to safeguard growth, as consumers face soaring prices of everything from energy to rice due to the Middle East conflict.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
—Gold prices held just above $4,500 a troy ounce, pressured by expectations of higher interest rates as the Iran conflict drags on.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"Multiple trustees" - including former chief executive Gordon Taylor - held salaried senior PFA roles, creating a conflict of interest.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
In its most familiar form, dominant in the nineteenth century, the tension assumes a constitutional appearance as a conflict between state and federal sovereignty.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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