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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

“If people look at literature as a safe space to escape, I think that’s perfectly fine. I’ve always used it to confront stuff I could never confront in my own life,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I prayed she would be asleep, for I had no wish to confront her.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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

Waititi confronts an ominous future in which children undergo genetic enhancements to become super-smart and society is even more stratified than it is now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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

I couldn’t really tell you what set it off, but I think it stems from my cowardice, which confronts me at every turn.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

Eventually, the complaints became sufficiently widespread that Instacart did what corporations increasingly do when confronted with an inconvenient internet phenomenon: It made the phenomenon into an advertisement.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

When he confronted the employee, she denied the allegations.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

And even Jefferson, who was the first president to break with that tradition, felt obliged to do so surreptitiously, then issue blanket denials when confronted by Abigail.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

"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

The confrontation between the two lasts only a split second, because the man with the dogs steps back after tossing the canister, and the agent confronting him lets up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

When called, Fred Gray’s student witnesses offered a very different story, of two police officers confronting a teenage girl with frightening force on a packed bus.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose