confront
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The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“It has required me to confront and own my mistakes fully — to the Lord, to myself, to my family, and now to the public.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Lower prices aren’t part of the playbook that many CFOs used to confront inflation several years ago, in the aftermath of the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But this trend must force public health leaders to confront what a communication failure looks like when well-meaning but blunt advice stops being heard and heeded and more sympathetic, appealing messages take hold.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
I had hoped to confront the king and queen in the safety of a larger crowd.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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These are problems farmer Ashish Gupta confronts daily on his smallholding in India's Himachal Pradesh, which he farms as part of a cooperative.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Carl Wilson reviews “Lost Weekend” and the ways it confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
There he confronts not the harsh physical challenges of the prior books—“Heaven and Hell” and “The Sorrow of Angels”—but adult problems of love and responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
What confronts us, now the excitement’s over, is our own failure.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Around 200 people, some wearing masks, confronted police in riot gear after they descended on the Eastney Landing ferry port area, where the migrants were landed.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
And now, Aliso Beach joins the list of areas confronted by erosion problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
She also confronted the practical consequences of putting a new federal voting regime into place weeks before an election.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
And where Amanda, confronted with a case that bears the well-publicized trademarks of the Whisper Man—as well as details never revealed in the press—is forced to go to the recalcitrant Pete for help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And when he confronted Lee in the spring of 1863, he was even more sure of himself.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Pelley was shown the door with cause after confronting management at a June 1 meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Around the same time, she sent the email confronting Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The software giant is confronting the AI tide by shaking itself up before someone else does.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Footage played during the trial showed Glover confronting officers, filming them on his phone.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
People stared at the destruction, and one group was loudly confronting a police officer who was trying to make sure no one got killed by falling branches.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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