confronted
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Google’s stock suffered its worst day on record Thursday as investors confronted the reality that a company that has long been a dynamo of growth and profits faces painful trade-offs from the artificial-intelligence transition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
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 problems and pressures faced by historic societies are very different from those that confronted peoples in the Paleolithic or Neolithic eras.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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