conflict
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The U.S. economy is showing the strain of the nearly three-month old conflict with Iran, new S&P surveys showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Rising jet-fuel costs, up more than 70% since the Iran conflict started, have affected airlines and were a factor in the failure of Spirit Airlines and its 17,000 job losses.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Polymarket told the BBC: "When a conflict breaks out, people turn to the news for commentary and they come to Polymarket for information."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
One of the most high-profile uses of drones recently has been in warfare, with the machines featuring heavily in the Ukraine conflict.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Their fatal encounter represented a momentary breakdown in the dominant pattern of nonviolent conflict within the American revolutionary generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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