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The Space Force is also interested in responsive launch capabilities, in-orbit refueling, and most recently, offensive weapons that could take out an adversary's satellites during a conflict.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Though getting increasingly involved in the European conflict in the years before the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, that day officially led the US into World War II, marking the definitive end of traditional isolationism.—
Andrew Latham,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
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These cursory changes clash with its more modernized lead, and the resulting dissonance is particularly egregious.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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In order to cope with and reconcile the dissonance, victims may experience denial, confusion, and have inconsistent or suppressed memories about the abuse.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this month, discord within the party broke out after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) voted along with nine other Senate Democrats and one House Democrat to approve a House GOP funding measure in an effort to avoid a government shutdown.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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From taking your lighting to Clark Griswold-status to planting a towering oak smack dab on the property line, there are plenty of ways your garden can cause discord among the neighbors in record time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The order’s provision to outlaw post-Election Day ballot tabulation sets up a clash between Trump and California. County officials are given nearly a month to process ballots and millions of ballots in the state are counted in the days and weeks after an election.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dudek was promoted when his predecessor resigned, in mid-February, following clashes with DOGE staffers who were attempting to access information about Social Security recipients.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the time of January’s collision one controller was handling two positions, the National Transportation Safety Board noted.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The asteroid is now logged as a harmless 0, meaning there’s no likelihood of a collision.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But even without the political controversy, Tesla is facing headwinds due to growing competition from other automakers, particularly those in China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Plus, there’s no shortage of controversy in modern politics—use this recipe as a starting point for your own cheeky and timely dessert.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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The eased transit visa rules can’t hide geopolitical differences between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan and the South China Sea, as well as over economic policies and spying, among other disputes.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In a press conference Friday, Atlanta Police Department homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith said that officers responded to a dispute with a weapon Friday, which was Young Scooter's 39th birthday.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu fired Ronen Bar, the previous holder of the post, last month after disagreements over who should be held responsible for failing to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas that triggered the war in Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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An Israeli official denied that there was any disagreement between the two leaders.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Confliction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confliction. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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