confrontation
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No doubt she feels judged and objectified by what must have felt like a confrontation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Protests have continued off and on, and densely-populated Haredi areas are often the backdrops for confrontation with the security forces.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Debbie Almontaser, a longtime Muslim community organizer who helped elect Mamdani, wasn’t surprised by the confrontation.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
One possible reason for the kingdom’s vulnerability is that it entered the confrontation with the deck stacked against it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
On this day in August, the grocery-store trip went off without confrontation, and she picked up her girls.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Both are seasoned veterans of political confrontations, capable of negotiating but reluctant to make concessions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Organizers say volunteers will explain voting rights, try to de-escalate confrontations and document potential intimidation or other misconduct.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The NFL Referees Assn. says it plans to challenge the league’s ‘excessive’ suspensions of two game officials following their confrontations with players during Sunday’s games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Senior U.S. officials have responded by trying to avoid public confrontations with Beijing that could overshadow or derail plans for the summit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
There had been tearful confrontations in the laundry room, over the folded sheets.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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