face up to
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In a piece for the Guardian published on Friday night, Burnham described the transatlantic slave trade as a "brutal and barbaric violation", external, and that Britain "must face up to the past".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
A study commissioned by the California Primary Care Assn. found that clinics could face up to $1.7 billion in collective penalties in the first year of the measure’s implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Those who refuse face up to five years in prison.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
And so, 25 years after it opened, Berlin’s Jewish Museum must face up to an existential challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dimple sat on the lip of the bowl and tipped her face up to the sky, soaking up the sunshine and thinking about how she’d spend the next hour.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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