confronted
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Americans who have gotten used to a labor market always expanding are going to be confronted by a new reality.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Recalling how he rushed to the site of the crash, Fernandez said he was confronted with "an image of desolation, despair, uncertainty, death".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Some directly confronted the brothers, who sat at the defense tables in tan jail garb with their ankles shackled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sources close to Meghan told the BBC that she confronted her father about the allegations, told him authorities were aware of them and said she would never contact him again.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The son of Grace and Ernest Turner, the daughter of Emily and Jack Tallis, the childhood friends, the university acquaintances, in a state of expansive, tranquil joy, confronted the momentous change they had achieved.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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