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I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Warsh argued that the economy’s recent strength allayed such risks, opening the door to confront stubborn price increases with higher rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But if the Fed holds and long-term yields surge because markets question its willingness to confront inflation, the reaction could be much more powerful.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

It took her 18 years to fully confront Apted over his questioning.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It was as though a fog had lifted, forcing him to confront an uncomfortable truth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

When Suvorova confronts her mother after finding the catalog, her mother replies: “Everyone was doing it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

These are problems farmer Ashish Gupta confronts daily on his smallholding in India's Himachal Pradesh, which he farms as part of a cooperative.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

He confronts the erasers with the trace of what they sought to erase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Carl Wilson reviews “Lost Weekend” and the ways it confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

After Brandon can no longer deny that he is the one in the tape, his friend Justin confronts him with the theory that he orchestrated the whole episode as an elaborate subterfuge.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

At a time when other sitcoms occasionally tackled social issues in “very special” episodes and “The Cosby Show” hewed to its namesake star’s dedication to respectability politics, “A Different World” regularly confronted harder topics.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

“While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace. While others have ignored threats, I have confronted them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I always had this impostor syndrome at NYU, because that was where I first really confronted wealthy people,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Once they moved in, they were confronted with the challenge of living in an old house with high-tech amenities, like smart home technology controlled by an app, or how to open the entry gate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

She stepped out into the hallway, determined to face down his insolence, or his mockery, and was confronted instead by her sister, clearly in distress.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Fargeat has described body horror as a “weapon of expression” for confronting the pressures placed on women’s bodies, particularly as they age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Phase 3 also involves confronting the ugly side of life.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The skirmish in this remote corner of Texas is part of a bigger conflict confronting utilities and their customers across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

For Hayes, the Texas event is a chance to hear directly from people confronting the physical consequences of the state’s rapid development.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

But there was a more personal mystery confronting him now.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor