confront
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How will this government and its successors, and society at large, confront the choices a more muscular defence posture will demand?
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Haley noted that Vance will confront more than just regional conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
That’s right, and it also forces him to confront those harms head on.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
“The longer energy prices remain elevated, the more households will need to confront tradeoffs,” said Philip N. Jefferson, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, at a recent lecture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That camera made me confront the fact that there were people on the other end of this thing I was doing, and what I was doing was wrong.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Vocabulary lists containing confront
The Bill of Rights
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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Twelve Days in May
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