collision course
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If an asteroid were discovered on a collision course with Earth, there might not be enough time to gather the necessary observations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
It’s a way to get through the day, but it’s not sustainable, and everyone is on a collision course with reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Another factor was the lack of a transponder on the fire engine, which would have automatically alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft and the truck were on a collision course, according to investigators.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
That put him on a collision course with Conservative MP Eric Forth.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He remained convinced that romantic behavior was basically monotonous and predictable, and that therefore one could write a fairly straightforward formula that would predict the collision course of any two people.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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