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confrontation

[kon-fruhn-tey-shuhn, -fruhn-] / ˌkɒn frənˈteɪ ʃən, -frʌn- /


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For many, however, the dominant feeling is concern about where the confrontation could lead.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One confrontation involved Ignacio Torres, a center-right provincial governor who, like other governors, wields influence in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The case pitted McGlockton’s right to defend his family from a threatening stranger against Drejka’s right to initiate a confrontation over a parking spot and then to mete out justice according to his own whim.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

But veterans in the division — who were shocked by the confrontation — took it as a sign that he was ready to leave the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The decisive confrontation took place by his sickbed upstairs in his home.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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