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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The Thunder and the Pacers have dominated throughout the playoffs, and now the two best teams from each conference meet on their collision course with the ultimate prize on the line.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Responder creator Tony Schumacher has landed his next project, a BBC series from Element Pictures about two people robbing from the same Liverpool casino and the collision course this sets off.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
The suit thus puts the Trump Administration on a legal collision course with the judiciary over which branch of government has a superior level of power.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Additionally, Genet’s (Anne Charrier) movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 June 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Responder creator Tony Schumacher has landed his next project, a BBC series from Element Pictures about two people robbing from the same Liverpool casino and the collision course this sets off.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
The suit thus puts the Trump Administration on a legal collision course with the judiciary over which branch of government has a superior level of power.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Additionally, Genet’s (Anne Charrier) movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 June 2025
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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