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• An external HR consultant was brought in to [to mediate between / to bury the hatchet / to clear the air] the conflicting teams in Chicago.
• We met on [neutral ground / silo / blame game] in downtown Boston to discuss our collaboration.
• It is time for both managers [to point the finger / to bury the hatchet / to escalate a conflict] and focus on the upcoming project in London.
• An open discussion in the boardroom helped [to clear the air / turf war / pet hate] after the difficult quarterly review in New York.
• Instead of solving the issue, everyone started [to point the finger / to defuse a situation / neutral ground] during the meeting in Seattle.
• The annual budgeting meeting quickly turned into a bitter [blame game / tension in the team / silo] in Austin.
• Sales and marketing fought a fierce [turf war / pet hate / to mediate between] over client accounts in Philadelphia.
• Operating in a rigid [silo / neutral ground / blame game] prevents our Manchester branch from sharing valuable insights.
• There was palpable [tension in the team / to bury the hatchet / to smooth things over] before the presentation in Bristol.
• Poor communication is bound [to escalate a conflict / to clear the air / to mediate between] between departments in Oxford.
• The director acted swiftly [to defuse a situation / to point the finger / turf war] before tempers flared in Chicago.
• Loud chewing in the office is my absolute [pet hate / silo / blame game] while working at our London headquarters.

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