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In general, we often see reference works suggest emphasis on the first syllable. But it depends on the usage. The word conflict has the two syllables. In some applications, the first one is accented, and in yet others, the second syllable gets the accent. Let's look at a couple of examples. The conflict wore on the people of the north, and they rose en masse to force out the rebel combatants. [The first syllable gets the accent.] If we were to make that programming change, the new instructions would conflict with existing programming and the machine would lock up. [The second syllable is accented here.] There seems to be a tendency that usage as a noun gets an accent on the first syllable, and the usage as an intransitive verb gets that accent moved to the second syllable.

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