confrontation

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Then, Iran sought to avoid confrontation because it understood U.S. objectives were limited, meaning that regional relations and wider international legitimacy were worth preserving.

From Barron's

Then, Iran sought to avoid confrontation because it understood U.S. objectives were limited, meaning that regional relations and wider international legitimacy were worth preserving.

From Barron's

Granville said a military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran is unlikely to send the global economy into a full-blown oil crisis and stagflationary shock.

From MarketWatch

Earlier in his Amazon tenure, DeSantis would at times get into shouting matches in meetings with senior executives over the direction of the cloud business, according to people who witnessed the confrontations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following Thursday’s talks, “there may only be one more chance for diplomacy to avoid a military confrontation next week,” Gertken told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch