confrontation
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Four federal air marshals with the Department of Homeland Security, who were working a security assignment nearby, witnessed the confrontation and rushed in to assist, according to police.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
One difference between Buffett and Abel, according to those who know both men: Abel doesn’t shy away from confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Sentencing Williams, Recorder Angharad Price said she recognised he had "heightened fear and vigilance" following the earlier confrontation with poachers.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It is, admittedly, hard to reconcile the fact that something so unambiguously tasteless has provoked this confrontation.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
My choler was so risen, I longed for nothing more than confrontation; my fingers demanded engagement.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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