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conflict resolution

American  
[kahn-flikt rez-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˈkɑn flɪkt ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /

noun

  1. the skills and methods needed to bring a peaceful end to conflicts.


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"Musk and Altman are so big, so larger than life, and so unrelatable," says University of San Diego professor Sarah Federman, who specialises in conflict resolution.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Whether in Kyiv or Khan Younis, war has ceased to be a mechanism for conflict resolution and has instead become a perpetuator of instability, humiliation and loss.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The board is "tethered to a galaxy far, far away and not to the realities of conflict resolution back here on Planet Earth," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

If a dad framing his toddler’s screamfest as a lesson in conflict resolution is a personal connection of yours, the algorithm might let it through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

“Now, Zeke, have you got something to say to Pelicarnassus, here in front of all your classmates, setting a good example of conflict resolution and friendship between animals of very different species?”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

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