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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Though the lake was calm that day, smoke from wildfires burning in Wisconsin was hanging in the air, and eventually the ships ended up on collision course.
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The statewide election brought Schiff, Porter and Lee — all popular Democrats who work together in Congress — into a collision course for the first time, forcing California voters to parse their granular differences on the liberal spectrum.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
That’s where the collision course of Fain and Musk comes in (each of their reps didn’t respond to Fortune’s request for comment).
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
But 2024 is already shaping up to be quite the collision course.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
But another crucial piece of information needed to understand how to deflect asteroids that may be on a potential collision course with Earth in the future is the composition of space rocks.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
As Safiya’s voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Bottom line: If Republicans are going to stop Trump — and this potential collision course between the primary calendar and the legal calendar — it’s got to be in Iowa.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2023
Another positive outcome from Sunday: Hendricks County rivals Danville (18-3) and Tri-West (11-9) were set on a Saturday night collision course in Sectional 25.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2024
Stephen Smith, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
The statewide election brought Schiff, Porter and Lee — all popular Democrats who work together in Congress — into a collision course for the first time, forcing California voters to parse their granular differences on the liberal spectrum.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
That’s where the collision course of Fain and Musk comes in (each of their reps didn’t respond to Fortune’s request for comment).
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
But 2024 is already shaping up to be quite the collision course.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
But another crucial piece of information needed to understand how to deflect asteroids that may be on a potential collision course with Earth in the future is the composition of space rocks.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
As Safiya’s voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Bottom line: If Republicans are going to stop Trump — and this potential collision course between the primary calendar and the legal calendar — it’s got to be in Iowa.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2023
Another positive outcome from Sunday: Hendricks County rivals Danville (18-3) and Tri-West (11-9) were set on a Saturday night collision course in Sectional 25.
—Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Jan. 2024
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