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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

By the late 1990s, the once-untouchable Disney was forced to confront true animation rivals in the form of Pixar and DreamWorks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

Fans had gathered outside Seoul's Incheon airport to confront the national team as they returned home after being knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

To get Argentina’s government to cooperate, they had to confront its officials with proof of what the spies were up to.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Observing Sir Keir over the last two years as prime minister, he has always sought to point out publicly the brutal trade-offs he confronts.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

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

Despite having served time in a French jail, however, he entered the UK and, when confronted, told us he had applied for asylum and was "still waiting".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Of all the dangers the men had confronted so far, this seemed to be the worst.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired last month after confronting management about the May 28 dismissal of his colleagues Alfonsi and Vega along with the program’s executive producer Tanya Simon and her second-in-command Draggan Mihailovich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

Getting a read on the new Fed chairman is just one of the challenges confronting investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The entertainment industry has offered a palatable way for viewers to digest the horrors of the institution, without confronting either its banality or its larger implications.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

I was again faced with the dilemma of Valentine’s Day, confronting another strange ritual I did not understand.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah