collision course
noun
: a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered
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Kamala’s tax cut collision course Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to set herself apart from former President Donald Trump in every possible way.
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
That rejection, along with their refusal to answer questions Thursday, seemed to place the state agency in a collision course with the Defense Department.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
But data that are paramount for those decisions —such as whether the objects on a potential collision course can be maneuvered and, if so, which party should swerve—are not often available or up-to-date.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
But the European model accurately forecast a collision course, which bought emergency managers in the U.S. crucial time to prepare before Sandy made ferocious landfall in New Jersey.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
That rejection, along with their refusal to answer questions Thursday, seemed to place the state agency in a collision course with the Defense Department.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
But data that are paramount for those decisions —such as whether the objects on a potential collision course can be maneuvered and, if so, which party should swerve—are not often available or up-to-date.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 30 July 2024
But the European model accurately forecast a collision course, which bought emergency managers in the U.S. crucial time to prepare before Sandy made ferocious landfall in New Jersey.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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