collision course

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"To avoid this collision course the government needs to step up and deliver the properly funded education system our children and young people deserve."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Oil production increases set the U.A.E. on a collision course with OPEC.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Cerebras Systems’ planned initial public offering could be putting secondary pricing and public-market valuations on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Analysts fear that tension between Ottawa and Washington on trade are putting the two countries on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

LeMay’s view of the Cold War was driven by the assumption that the Soviet Union and the United States were on a collision course.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin