conflictive

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Recent Examples of conflictive Directed by Jonatan Etzler, the film tells the story of a teacher dealing with a conflictive 11-year-old pupil. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
  • Brendan Banfield and the 26-year-old au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, both took the stand during the double-murder trial and offered conflicting accounts about the killings.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Mom isn’t a fan of conflicting narratives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • These technologies are complementary but have remained incompatible in a small format – at least until now.
    Omar Kardoudi June 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
  • Immigration and a generous welfare state are not inherently incompatible (although very few countries have the advantage of a huge supply of foreigners who already speak the local language).
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Studies examining how alcohol affects people’s eating habits have produced inconsistent results, University of Sydney researchers reported in Obesity Reviews.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • As Manaea walked off the mound Tuesday night, Mendoza clapped his hands from the bottom step of the Mets’ dugout in Seattle with exuberance inconsistent with the Mets’ early June standing.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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