collision course
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Former OpenAI employees founded Anthropic in 2021 on the premise that AI development should prioritize safety -- a philosophy that now puts it on a collision course with the Pentagon and the White House.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
That ruling likely sets the San Francisco case on a collision course with other lawsuits seeking to curb ICE’s incursions into spaces previously considered off-limits.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
Just as the parade reaches City Hall, another parade is on a slow-motion collision course with our own.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
As Arachne fell, she screamed like a freight train on a collision course; but her wailing rapidly faded.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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