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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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The head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, Laura Kovesi, later said the collision could have been avoided if the money had been spent on modernising the signalling system in time.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But the backlash was not due to the collision itself.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But by identifying those overlapping circles of interest, they might just find a way to exit on the other side without a collision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Rousseau had sparked controversy by issuing an English-only video message to express condolences after a deadly collision late on March 22 between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Near the end of the day I was walking down a dimly lit hallway, with Danny following, when I spotted a boy coming directly toward me on a collision course.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals