confrontation
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants to reach a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without resorting to confrontation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance which serves no one’s interest,” a spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a briefing that “fearmongering, confrontation and vicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters on Monday "narratives of threat, confrontation, and malicious competition serve only to disrupt the process of global AI governance and are not in anyone's interest".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was a confrontation that I had not expected.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Instead, families try to collect water at different times to avoid confrontations.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Afterwards, Palestinian security camera video shared with the BBC showed confrontations between Israeli soldiers and border police and a large crowd of settlers.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Former Mexican and American security officials note that while the February confrontations exposed how little control the government exerts over parts of Jalisco, the cartels understand the economics of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
He previously served as Mexico’s security minister, helping implement former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” strategy, which emphasized addressing the root causes of crime instead of military confrontations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Almost every demonstration has been accompanied by protests and even confrontations staged by those opposed to the movement.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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