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confront

[kuhn-fruhnt] / kənˈfrʌnt /


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

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Were my parents trying to spare me, as a young child, from learning about human atrocity, or was the Holocaust, and the damage it had done to our family, too difficult for them to confront?

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

For more than seven decades, she helped millions strip away the veils of hierarchy, patriarchy and all the stories spun about gendered expectations to confront the actual experience of women’s lives.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

“Don’t worry, I don’t plan to confront him.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

And unless she confronts him, these judgments will live in her mind unchallenged.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 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

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

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Judges praised the "originality, innovation, ambition" of Jolly's work which "confronts a topic of immense complexity in a gripping tour de force".

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

He confronts police problems and finds new donors.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

"When confronted by hate, our response must be to increase our love of community, of decency, of fairness, of family," he added.

From BBC Sep. 11, 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

The revolt reached a crescendo when correspondent Scott Pelley confronted Bilton at his first staff meeting, accusing Weiss of “murdering” the show.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

And now, Aliso Beach joins the list of areas confronted by erosion problems.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Then Cecilia was aware of another figure in their presence, at the edge of vision, moving behind her, and when she turned she confronted Paul Marshall.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Roger Cook, the state's premier, described the news as a "very confronting situation".

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Sara’s not sure what she’s supposed to make of Scott’s behavior, and she certainly doesn’t feel comfortable confronting him, not knowing what the company norms are.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Even after children reach adulthood, parents may continue to see them as needing protection, rather than as capable of confronting difficult truths.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Its program includes “Love, Rendered,” a short documentary directed by Liz Garbus and produced by Darren Aronofsky about an elderly couple confronting the husband’s memory loss.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Then I told him about confronting Celia outside the gym, and about Miles being an obstacle.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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