tension
Example Sentences
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The feeling is that Powell doesn’t want to further ratchet up tensions with the White House.
From MarketWatch
The silence ended Sunday, when 60 Minnesota businesses issued a joint statement through the state Chamber of Commerce calling for “an immediate deescalation of tensions.”
From Los Angeles Times
He said tensions would ease if people “just left ICE alone and let them do their job.”
The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US.
From BBC
In Minneapolis on Monday, tension and frustration over the presence of federal officials remained high, despite the news that Bovino and some agents would be leaving.
From BBC
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