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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When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
On Selection Sunday last season, LSU and Louisville were not only placed in the same region but assigned the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, setting them up for a collision course in the second round.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The collision course could be made all the worse by Trump’s warm relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was one of the few Big Tech heads Trump enjoyed a good relationship with during his first term.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
The announcement put the central bank on a potential collision course with Trump, though a longstanding norm of independence typically insulates the Fed from direct political interference.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
On Selection Sunday last season, LSU and Louisville were not only placed in the same region but assigned the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, setting them up for a collision course in the second round.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
The collision course could be made all the worse by Trump’s warm relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was one of the few Big Tech heads Trump enjoyed a good relationship with during his first term.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
The announcement put the central bank on a potential collision course with Trump, though a longstanding norm of independence typically insulates the Fed from direct political interference.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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