be confronted by
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Starmer said "any adversary must know that in a crisis they could be confronted by our combined strength" alongside France.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
In a Season 7 episode, Frasier hires Mary Thomas, played by Kim Coles, to be a temporary call screener through a program called Second Start, only to be confronted by his own racial hang-ups.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2023
An earnest anti-war ballad, Remo Forrer's song follows two childhood friends who used to play army games in the back garden; only to be confronted by the horrors of war as grown-ups.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
It's another to be confronted by data that proves it.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022
Really, Mr Stevens, I can just imagine your face if you were to be confronted by them now.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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