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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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.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
And that means both parties are still on the same, ever more treacherous collision course.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 14 July 2024
Astronomers regularly track the trajectories of asteroids to ensure that none of them are on a potential collision course with our planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 July 2024
Now, picture those 60 actions taking place at 60 m.p.h., with one boat mere feet away from your starboard side racing the same line, while another boat seems to be on a 90-degree collision course with you from the port side—and all six teammates are running from one hull to another.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 24 June 2024
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
And that means both parties are still on the same, ever more treacherous collision course.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 14 July 2024
Astronomers regularly track the trajectories of asteroids to ensure that none of them are on a potential collision course with our planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 July 2024
Now, picture those 60 actions taking place at 60 m.p.h., with one boat mere feet away from your starboard side racing the same line, while another boat seems to be on a 90-degree collision course with you from the port side—and all six teammates are running from one hull to another.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 24 June 2024
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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