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
When these two characters meet, they confront an ancient force that poses a global threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Akira and her therapist had agreed that attending the Kids Against Climate Change rally was a good way to confront what had happened to her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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
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
She is filming the scene in a busy Baghdad street on her phone, and the camera captures him resisting her attempts to open the door as she confronts him.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Answering it confronts investors with some very different considerations than what goes into buying stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
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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
But neither deal with the issues that need to be confronted in the middle.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
So when there was still no plant growing in the pot a month before the Moon Festival, the father confronted his son on his nightly stroll through the garden.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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"The King will not shy away from confronting the most shameful aspects of the past during this visit," a palace spokesperson said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
He "will not shy away from confronting the most shameful aspects of the past during this visit", a Palace spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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
The villages had militias, Vann explained, but they tended to avoid confronting the Viet Cong.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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