confrontation

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UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a heated postgame confrontation after South Carolina’s 62-48 Final Four victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The confrontation outside the federal Metropolitan Detention Center came after hours of peaceful “No Kings” demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles and across the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The fatal confrontation reportedly began with disturbances outside a conference at Sciences Po, the highly-regarded French political science institute.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

"History has repeatedly shown that both China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation," it said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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