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conflict

[kuhn-flikt, kon-flikt] / kənˈflɪkt, ˈkɒn flɪkt /




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Although a completely 'fair' electoral system may not exist, the researchers argue that countries can still manage the conflict between regional representation, proportionality, and parliamentary size more effectively.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

The five-month-old conflict has spread well beyond the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned their citizens to beware of "unforeseen escalation" in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

"The Kremlin has maintained steady military support since the conflict entered a new phase on 25 April by bringing in fresh forces, weapons, and equipment," he said.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Pain, shame, ire, impatience, disgust, detestation, seemed momentarily to hold a quivering conflict in the large pupil dilating under his ebon eyebrow.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

"History has had its conflicts, but we should not carry those burdens forever. We should enjoy life".

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Related party transactions made by insurers are required to be reported to limit conflicts of interest and protect policyholders, who have an interest in the financial strength of their insurers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith previews the visit and explains the late senator's remarkable influence on the two conflicts.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Such related-party transactions must be disclosed to insurance regulators, a rule meant to limit conflicts of interest and protect policyholders.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The Night’s Watch was sworn to take no side in the quarrels and conflicts pf the realm.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Part of their unofficial relationship homework involves field missions that spark heated conversations about masculine insecurity and Diarra’s conflicted desires about motherhood.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

And as dramatists, they’re uniquely positioned to appreciate the conflicted loyalties and communal tensions of American life in dramatic rather than dogmatic terms.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Turning Robin Hood into a conflicted antihero suggests society has been infiltrated by cynicism about anyone being able to save us.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

As a historian who had come across the Church of England's links to slavery as a student, for many years Mallett had long been conflicted about associating with the institution.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

I’m a little conflicted, since I’m against the idea of everybody worshipping the so-called cool crowd.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

He also pointed to an earlier statement that noted that an initial version of New York’s AI measure would have forced companies to “navigate conflicting state and federal requirements.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Deal critic Alvaro Bedoya, a former Federal Trade Commission member who is now a senior adviser at the American Economic Liberties Project, offered a conflicting view.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

That conflicting evidence has made its overall effect on cancer difficult to pin down.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump - who has been hired by the family - said there have been conflicting witness statements.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The upshot is that physics had two theories, based on conflicting premises, that produced the same results.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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