collision course
Example Sentences
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European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“This puts it on a collision course with the tribes,” said Victor Rocha, conference chair of the Indian Gaming Assn., who said he did not have advance notice of this.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
The two forces shaping stock markets are on a collision course.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk chose a remote Texas outpost on the Gulf Coast to develop his company’s ambitious Starship, he put the 400-foot rocket on a collision course with the commercial airline industry.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026
We both knew that we were on a collision course.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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