contretemps
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These two ladies seem far too alike not to arrive at a contretemps, which they quickly do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Aston Villa team-mates Anwar El Ghazi and Tyrone Mings' contretemps came in a goalless draw with West Ham.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Aside from one episode in which he threw a rubber chicken at a persistent questioner, he coolly conveyed at press briefings the sensitivity of the diplomatic contretemps.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
“That’s a no-win argument for me,” said Wolff—and for a long time this afternoon, it looked like this entertaining contretemps would be the most dramatic thing to happen inside Judge Davis’ courtroom today.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2023
“Yes, huh, yes there was a small, a little contretemps at the tree.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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