How to Use deconfliction in a Sentence

deconfliction

noun
  • In the meantime, the great powers continue to test their deconfliction phone line, with about a dozen calls since the war began.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The deconfliction process is a normal procedure but generally done with more notice.
    — Barbara Starr, CNN, 15 Feb. 2022
  • In the meantime, the goal was stability—avoiding anything that could disturb the process of deconfliction as the parties learned patience and trust.
    — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Goren maintained that the deconfliction process operated smoothly.
    — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The two sides established special communications channels to avoid clashing with each other on the ground, a process the Pentagon calls deconfliction.
    — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2020
  • And the deconfliction process does matter, because there is already communication between aid workers and the IDF.
    — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Israel should use these discussions not only to establish a deconfliction mechanism but to deescalate tensions altogether.
    — Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Ankara may ultimately try to convince the Israelis during deconfliction talks that its S-400s will pose no more threat to them than Russia’s did for almost a decade.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Aid organizations widely describe the deconfliction process — securing assurances from Israeli forces that convoys will not be attacked — as broken.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Israel’s ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, but the deconfliction mechanism remains intact.
    — Lahav Harkov, National Review, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details, said the lack of deconfliction was more the result of operational security and not a reaction to Russia's war on Ukraine.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, ajc, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Another weakness of the system is the frequent electricity and internet blackouts in Gaza, which prevents aid workers from being able to transmit their coordinates or locate deconfliction areas.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • There are deconfliction procedures between the Pentagon and Russia’s General Staff.
    — Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 10 May 2024
  • Shortly after Russia intervened in the conflict, Israel established a deconfliction mechanism to prevent their two overlapping air campaigns from clashing.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Russia’s interaction with the United States in Syria is largely focused on military deconfliction, which is aimed at preventing incidents between the two countries’ armed forces.
    — Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2017
  • To work in a war zone, aid agencies rely on a process called deconfliction, which allows the military to take measures to prevent unintentional attacks against aid workers, who are protected by international humanitarian law.
    — Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • These days, armored fighting vehicles with American flags waving drive along the highways, trying to keep out of the way of Russian forces with the help of deconfliction measures that entail providing advance notice of each other’s movements.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • For years, both militaries have regularly used a deconfliction safety line to provide advance notifications of where their aircraft would be operating over Syria to prevent any unsafe interactions.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 9 July 2023
  • Israel has a deconfliction line of communication with Russia to prevent the possibility of unintended clashes over Syrian skies.
    — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022
  • And while Putin did agree to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, prisoner exchanges, and a willingness to a deconfliction mechanism in the Black Sea, those agreements were superficial at best.
    — Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Over the last several years, the US and have used a deconfliction line between the two militaries in Syria to avoid unintentional mistakes or encounters that can inadvertently lead to escalation.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Having an adequate deconfliction process can be an element of militaries’ compliance with international humanitarian law.
    — Amanda Taub, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The arrangement involves a deconfliction mechanism that prevents accidental conflict between Russian and Israeli forces through a real-time communication channel.
    — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The United States and its European allies and partners should at the same time propose a new institution for deliberations with Russia, one that would focus on crisis management, deconfliction, and strategic dialogue.
    — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Leading drone operators today already leverage internal fleet deconfliction technologies that rely on V2V communication.
    — Harrison Wolf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Since the start of Russia's invasion, the US military has established a deconfliction line with Russia to reduce the risk of miscalculation and make sure the two militaries operating so close together don't inadvertently clash.
    — Natasha Bertrand, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Alliance soldiers arriving at the easternmost border of NATO territory are being given access to deconfliction channels and technology designed to keep them from getting into accidental dust-ups.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2022

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