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On another level, though, Pitchford is about what happens when that principle collides with the punishing procedural architecture of modern postconviction review.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Some waits are still long on Sunday as a busy spring-break season collides with TSA workers waiting for back pay from the shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The good collides with the bad at such an intense pace that the resulting impact leaves the film comatose.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

The infalling matter collides with other material bound to the white dwarf, forming tall columns of hot gas that emit intense X-rays, making systems like EX Hydrae ideal targets for IXPE.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

She brushes away the thought, but then the responsible-person guilt collides with the burn in her legs and the ache in her toes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti