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Mike de Guzman, CEO of Manila-based Solaric, told AFP the Middle East conflict had made the decision to switch an urgent one for many.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Marriott said the conflict put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Before the conflict began in late February, the waterway handled about one-fifth of global daily oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The seeming lull in job postings and hiring likely stems in part from the five-month-old conflict with Iran and the spike in oil prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

The threat of a new, more destructive conflict weighed heavily on him.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Experts point to weak consumer demand linked to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, but also blame structural weaknesses in the South Asian nation of 170 million people.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

A former Spanish colony, Western Sahara - which is considered a "non-self-governing territory" by the UN - has been fought over for five decades in one of Africa's longest conflicts.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

He mentioned the pandemic, military conflicts, energy disruptions, tariffs and the surge in investment related to artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● 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

He gave me that half-smile of his, which had won him a thousand conflicts.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Throughout the interview, Bash repeatedly interrupted Kennedy to challenge claims she said conflicted with the broader scientific consensus, particularly on COVID-19 vaccines and autism research.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

I’m conflicted — do I exclude her from my will?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Ryan Toghill, who says he hasn't worked since leaving Lidl because of poor health, says his experience has left him conflicted over whether he would tell a prospective employer about his diagnosis.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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

“Thank you for saving me. I was … conflicted for a second. But not anymore.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Before his comments, investor confidence in the negotiations had been tested by conflicting messages on the status of talks, as well as a fresh attack on a ship moving through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

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