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 film tells the true story of the power struggle between notorious crime bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two New York mobsters once the best of friends before petty jealousies put them on a deadly collision course.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
As a result, these two legendary monsters are soon set on a collision course, with Kong’s protectors and a young girl who shares a special bond with him caught in the middle.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
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—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
That love affair was set on a collision course with Edward’s birthright to the British throne.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
As a result, these two legendary monsters are soon set on a collision course, with Kong’s protectors and a young girl who shares a special bond with him caught in the middle.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
Video of plane and helicopter crash in Washington, D.C.
Can't see our graphics?
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
That love affair was set on a collision course with Edward’s birthright to the British throne.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collision%20course. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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