confront
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It’s the depth of the meaning people find in life when they confront those types of unspeakable sorrows and pains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When children start going missing, the island is forced to confront its own complex history.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
To appreciate just how complex that relationship can be, consider the obstacles you confront when trying to construct an econometric model to predict the stock market’s future return.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Lady Greyhounds confront doubts about their talent in pubs, from the stands and in the media.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
She headed straight for Hans’s apartment to confront him.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Carl Wilson reviews “Lost Weekend” and the ways it confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Hades sequence gets much of its emotional weight from Page, as Sinon confronts Odysseus with the lie that sent him to his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Richemont reported an acceleration in sales growth for its most recent quarter at a time when the luxury industry confronts challenging market conditions due to economic and geopolitical instability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
On “Never Be the Same,” Thompson confronts his resistance to change, whether it be during a relationship or in its aftermath.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
Sooner or later, everyone who studies the Inka confronts this question.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
There’s an important aspect of specials, the business side of it, that I don’t think enough comics really get to learn until they’re confronted with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But when confronted with these headlines in August, the energy market barely flinched.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
The child of South Korean immigrants, she has confronted the high cost of college — she was once forced to drop out to find work — and has experienced financial hardship.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Keaton reportedly confronted the teenage fans and admonished them during the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
And when he confronted Lee in the spring of 1863, he was even more sure of himself.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Speaking of AI: Big Tech is confronting a growing backlash that threatens the foundations of the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Their experiences offer an insight into a question confronting emerging economies like the Philippines: what happens when AI begins to automate the jobs that helped lift millions of people into the middle classes?
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And a growing number of students are confronting that compromise at an earlier age.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hannah looked so at ease, it was like she was born confronting people.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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