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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Instead, a portion of a Falcon 9 rocket is on a collision course with the moon after orbiting high above Earth for more than a year.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Just seconds after clearing the convoy to proceed, the tower attempted to wave the lead truck off its collision course.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
China’s discovery of a new form of entertainment—one already worth billions of dollars—has put it on a collision course with the incumbents in Hollywood.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Air traffic control told the pilots to turn right, which put them on a potential collision course with another 737 that had been cleared for takeoff from a parallel runway.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Just seconds after clearing the convoy to proceed, the tower attempted to wave the lead truck off its collision course.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
China’s discovery of a new form of entertainment—one already worth billions of dollars—has put it on a collision course with the incumbents in Hollywood.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Air traffic control told the pilots to turn right, which put them on a potential collision course with another 737 that had been cleared for takeoff from a parallel runway.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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