confront
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US Supreme Court justices told Congress on Tuesday that escalating threats have forced them to confront dangers once unthinkable for the nation's top judges -- including explaining bulletproof vests to their children.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
An argument started, and the couple went to their apartment and returned with several relatives to confront the two men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“How the Gulf decides to confront this threat will determine the future geopolitics of the region,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The protests are held daily in Tirana, while on Thursday morning for a second time this week, demonstrators gathered outside parliament to confront lawmakers and block entry to the building.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
I had hoped to confront the king and queen in the safety of a larger crowd.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
On “Never Be the Same,” Thompson confronts his resistance to change, whether it be during a relationship or in its aftermath.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
“If my kids had to come by and see this, I would like to hear how you would explain to my children what you are supposed to be,” Babb says as he confronts Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
The huge question now is whether that changes when the Labour Party confronts the likely grizzly reality of the electorate's verdict early next month.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He confronts police problems and finds new donors.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Federal courts have recently confronted the limits of analogous industry-led regulators, but the issue remains unsettled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As recounted years later in the New York Times, Bušić, when confronted with the events of 1975, began to sweat.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
When I confronted him, he claimed I had agreed to pay for part of college when I was 11 years old.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Callamard, the Amnesty secretary general, said the "world was warned of the horrors that civilians in el-Fasher confronted as the RSF laid siege to the city".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He could not make a sound, confronted by Zau’s back.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
As the stock market alternatively displays the grace of a boxer and the oafishness of a drunkard, investors are once more confronting that which they fear most: volatility.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The price hikes highlighted the pressures confronting end users of memory chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Without confronting that, even the biggest investments in women’s midlife care won’t lead to systemic change.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Fox accepted she had breached company policy by confronting the shoplifter.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
She felt something like fear at the idea of confronting the monstrous machine.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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The Bill of Rights
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Twelve Days in May
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