confrontation

Example Sentences

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Public pressure in both countries makes it harder for either side to de-escalate, increasing the risk of a public incident spreading into a broader confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal

It prompted the president of the National Electoral Council, Ana Paola Hall, to warn all parties "not to fan the flames of confrontation or violence".

From BBC

That way, there was no risk of confrontation between them while the adrenaline was still flowing from the game and tempers were running high.

From BBC

“The whole Brussels institutional framework, its methods, its mindset were not at all tailored” for the current period of “power politics, confrontation, highly brutal competition,” Vimont said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A limited form of military service will be re-introduced in France in response to growing fears of a confrontation with Russia.

From BBC