- present participle of conflict.
conflicting
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At Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, airline staff gave conflicting information about the length of the ground stop, with one suggesting eight hours and another saying it could be 24.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
This large-scale approach allowed them to assess the contribution of individual mental abilities to reading performance while also helping clarify why previous studies had sometimes produced conflicting conclusions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Jensen Huang has become enormously influential in shaping U.S. chip policy, and Nvidia’s commercial interests are intertwined with Washington’s China strategy in complex and sometimes conflicting ways,” Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Today, consumers and companies face a patchwork of state programs and conflicting labeling requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
After hours of wandering, asking for directions and getting conflicting answers, I find the side street where the buses to Yana Urku pass.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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