face
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When she sees a woman put a wig on and her "whole face lights up", it can be "very, very rewarding".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Bollywood actress Richa Chadha, meanwhile, offered other tips to avoid detention while filming herself drawing on her face with make-up on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The global economy has been remarkably resilient in the face of the worst energy shock in decades, but if borrowing costs and inflation go unchecked, a sharp slowdown looms, the International Monetary Fund said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Dermatologists say it’s somewhat easier to treat acne on the face compared with the rest of the body because the face has more sweat glands and doesn’t dry out as easily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The front of the cortex seems to be hanging in space until you realize that your face fits the space underneath.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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But the island routinely faces water shortages, and the levels are worse this year, possibly because of a historic "super" El Niño.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The four-time MVP will try to overcome his recent struggles when he faces Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
He is now one of the best-known faces of the YouTube gaming channel, RKG, which he co-founded in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Meanwhile France, the second-biggest European economy and a net contributor to the budget, argues the continent needs sufficient means to match the rising challenges the 27-country bloc faces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s another thing my first-grade teacher used to tell us, usually while pointing at one of the faces on that feeling chart on the wall.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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In place of Hinds, he certainly faced the most scrutiny in the band’s first Los Angeles show since 2023, but he was cheerfully engaged and relaxed with the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Talarico has already faced AI-generated advertisements and baseless claims that he is vegan, an apparently disqualifying dietary choice in the barbecue-heavy southern state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Oddly enough, a team faced a similar decision just a couple of weeks ago and also miscalculated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Legislators have proposed instead using a different index, the CPI-E, which focuses on costs faced by the elderly including healthcare, housing, utilities, groceries and insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
I whipped around, fearing the worst was about to unfold as I faced the secessionist acquaintances I’d made during our stay here.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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He was facing simultaneous state and federal securities-fraud investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Outbound volumes remain softer than normal, which reflects the ongoing challenges facing American farmers and manufacturers,” Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
At HMP Gloucester, it is zombies that visitors must try and escape from as they walk past old prison cells, facing all sorts of scary encounters.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“If these exports do eventuate, it will provide some relief to a market that is facing diesel shortages, but much will likely depend on Ukraine’s ongoing attacks on Russian oil infrastructure,” the analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It’s shaped like a crescent moon, facing the ocean.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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