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Conflict
Both countable and uncountable. The stress differs by word class: the noun is CONflict, the verb is conFLICT. Common collocations are 'armed', 'frozen' and 'escalating'.
Examples in context
The conflict lasted almost eight years.
The conflict lasted almost eight years.
Diplomats worked to prevent an armed conflict.
Diplomats worked to prevent an armed conflict.
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