collision course

Example Sentences

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Washington and Beijing have been on a collision course over China’s increasingly assertive actions to defend its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea and Beijing’s goal of annexing Taiwan, by force if necessary.

From Seattle Times

In spring 2020, alarms were raised when the world's formerly largest iceberg, A68, became set on a collision course with South Georgia, an island in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

From Scientific American

The developments are adding urgency to concerns that the two powers are on a collision course over Taiwan and other geopolitical flash points.

From New York Times

And it has lent urgency to concerns that the two powers are on a collision course that could lead to dangerous accidents, or even war, over Taiwan and other geopolitical flash points.

From New York Times

In a large part, this is the tale of two strong-willed characters on a collision course.

From Seattle Times