confront
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The tour comes as Britain faces pressure to confront uglier parts of its history, namely its central role in chattel slavery.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Let’s use this moment to confront a culture that disbelieves children, blames victims, and protects those who abuse them—and demand better from our politicians, our institutions, and ourselves.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Rather than confront the employees, Boina decided to close the studio.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Faruqui said the alleged facts of the case appeared “quite old” and that Floris and Benavides had the right to confront them “as soon as humanly possible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I had always thought that if the impossible were to confront me, I would be unbending in my rationality.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Margaret confronts the principal and tells him that Carrie was rattled by the drill and that the whole exercise is traumatizing to students.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
When Alan and I talked with Chris Boerner recently, a critical aspect of his leadership style was apparent immediately: He confronts issues head on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Quentin Fottrell confronts one 60-year-old reader’s dilemma: He wants to retire, and his wife says the couple can’t afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
But Polanski now confronts the greatest crisis of his leadership so far.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Sooner or later, everyone who studies the Inka confronts this question.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
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
Judith Chan, a music teacher, said she was canvassing for Kruger and Lifschitz recently when Manouchehri confronted her from a car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Between 1900 and 1910, as evidence for Mendel’s “units of heredity” mounted, biologists were confronted by the impact of the new theory.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Brosnan's Conrad is impulsive yet vulnerable, confronting his own mortality after receiving a brain condition diagnosis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
He added: "Only by confronting the realities highlighted throughout this report can politicians and policymakers hope to overcome the many challenges facing communities across Wales."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
When study participants were asked to report on their experiences confronting other people, nearly 72% had heard a denial, attack, and reversal of victim and offender.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
French households are suddenly confronting the bill for past state efforts to soften inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Austin taught Fuller to take on the upper class in the black community with the same zeal and uncompromising spirit that he used in confronting the white power structure.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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