confront
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Similarly, Amodei called on nations to put aside their differences to confront the “global threat” of AI misuse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
One test will be how they confront antisemitism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It took her 18 years to fully confront Apted over his questioning.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Maybe a braver person would confront Maddie head-on.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Graham’s high-minded simplicity as he confronts this dilemma is among the novel’s weaker points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Along with questioning social and sexual taboos, feminism and acts of aggression, Ono also confronts her own issues with ego from a Buddhist perspective, just as Cage had.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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
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
A BBC team who came to a Greggs to talk to staff and customers about shoplifting were confronted by thieves openly stealing in front of them.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
According to TMZ, he confronted the men and they booked it out of the same Hollywood Hills mansion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
What did I expect her to do when I confronted her?
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Some, like EY, have designed simulations to let junior staff practice asking clients for information or confronting a co-worker about a missed deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Phase 3 also involves confronting the ugly side of life.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 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
“I don’t see evidence that leaders, experts, and communities are confronting the challenges adequately,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
No one felt like confronting the old lady just yet.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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