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face

[fays] / feɪs /








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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

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

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

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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