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It was time for the community to confront the headwinds it was facing, Tanner and his fellow executives told the council.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Painful memories force her to confront first her own choices, then personal grief and finally, the family secrets that provide the novel’s distinctly elegiac and holistic tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But however much he loves being PM there are also less tempting realities he'll have to confront.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

This way, he doesn’t have to confront his brother about paying but you also have some control over how much you are spending on these meals.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Exhausted, frustrated at again having no real chance to confront the enemy, the Americans marched into a nearby village.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Yet he confronts the nuanced situation in Europe in facile terms, seemingly unable to perceive shades of gray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

But its collapse comes as Congress confronts an even more complex struggle over artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Carl Wilson reviews “Lost Weekend” and the ways it confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Along with questioning social and sexual taboos, feminism and acts of aggression, Ono also confronts her own issues with ego from a Buddhist perspective, just as Cage had.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

I couldn’t really tell you what set it off, but I think it stems from my cowardice, which confronts me at every turn.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

In the parking lot afterward, students confronted him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The actuator bottleneck Cardenas has warned against is being confronted industry-wide in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The affidavit identifies the woman with the initials “JK” and alleges the dispute broke out on the morning of Aug. 28 after Ross confronted the woman about being tagged in an Instagram photo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But when the husband stepped outside, he said he was confronted by armed police.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

What did I expect her to do when I confronted her?

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Ukraine is understandably cagey about how it goes about confronting this increasingly sophisticated threat, but electronic methods to disrupt the drones' connectivity are high on the list.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

In a place filled with people confronting the challenge of rebuilding their lives, the lyrics of one particular song were a reverie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That also means confronting one of the industry’s most persistent assumptions: that a successful chef must sacrifice everything else to the job.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The 238-page report presents universities as victims of broader cultural forces without confronting their own role in forming them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The next morning, ten minutes before school started, Sissy was in that classroom confronting the teacher.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith